It is literally one of the agreements that will sign – “of friendship”. But there are more – agreements and cities to visit
French President Emmanuel Macron will be in Lisbon and Porto between Thursday and Friday to sign a set of political, economic and cultural bilateral agreements between Portugal and France, the French presidency said Tuesday. This is a trip shortly after Macron did to the US, where he met with Trump and where he starred in an unusual moment – made live checking on Trump (which was surprised) about US and European supports to Ukraine (To see and read)
But back to Macron’s visit to Portugal. “In terms of content, one of the results of this visit, precisely to deepen human, economic and cultural relations between France and Portugal, will be the signing of a friendship and cooperation agreement between France and Portugal,” said a counselor of Elisha in an audioconference with media.
On the first day in Lisbon, Macron will honor the Portuguese poet Luís de Camões and will then meet with the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and the Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, with whom he will address questions that “ They worry Europe in terms of security and defense ”, including the acceleration of competitiveness and investment.
In the Assembly of the Republic, there will be no speech by the French head of state as previously foreseen, but there will be a solemn session and exchange of impressions with the President of the Assembly of the Republic, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, and the various presidents of the Portuguese political groups .
As the second edition of the United Nations Conference on the Ocean took place in Lisbon in 2022 and the third edition will be between June 9 and 13 in Nice, there will be the transfer of powers between the two countries, focusing on the adoption of a joint statement about cooperation in the oceans and Atlantic Zone.
“It will be an occasion to mark our points of view on ocean cooperation, the ratification of the Treaty of the High Sea, cooperation in the Atlantic Zone, and also common priorities linked to ocean protection, biodiversity, energy and to the ocean -linked renewable energies, ”added Elisha.
In addition, there will be a dialogue between Macron and the Mayor of Lisbon and former European Commissioner for Research and Innovation, Carlos Coins, in the Beato Innovation District, one of Europe’s largest innovation and entrepreneurship centers, with the participation of Actors Franco -Sports of Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI), such as Station F (French Startup Center), following the AI action summit in Paris earlier this month.
On the second day, when the French head of state is on the way to meet Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, about a dozen bilateral agreements should be signed, including “a friendship agreement, a Franco-Portuguese cooperation agreement and a letter of intent in the weaponry domain, ”said the source.
Regarding the armament cooperation letter in a context of the Ukraine conflict, it is part of the “reinforcement of the European industrial base” and aims to “confirm an intention and agreement already announced for the acquisition of up to 36 [sistemas de artilharia] Caesar for the Portuguese ”and also to“ formalize cooperation in other industrial sub-cooperations, namely in the matter of drones ”, according to the same source.
It will also be signed “a cultural, scientific and technical cooperation agreement, a police cooperation agreement, a cinematic co -production agreement, in particular with the Centre National de la Cinématographie, and an action plan in favor of higher education, science and innovation, ”added Macron’s advisor.
On the Macron agenda will also be a Franco-Portuguese business forum in Porto with the President of the Republic and the Portuguese Prime Minister, focusing on France’s economic and investment cooperation to Portugal, and ties between the two countries, as well as issues related to “innovation, defense and preservation of sovereignty in Europe”.
This is the first state visit of a French president to Portugal in 26 years, at the invitation of the Portuguese president, the last one happened in 1999 with Jacques Chirac, however Macron had already been invited to the celebration of the 50th anniversary of 25 April, in which he eventually addressed a word to the Portuguese, with whom France shares a historical relationship.
“There are about two million Lusodescendants in France, almost 50,000 French to live in Portugal, two million French tourists visited Portugal by 2024,” said a counselor, marking growth potential.
In June 2022, Macron was in Portugal to participate at the United Nations Oceans Conference (UN) in Lisbon, while Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was last in June in June to watch the opening ceremony of Paris Olympic Games.
