On the first day of the official visit of Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, China, Xi Jinping briefly made open statements to the media at the beginning of the meeting between them, which took place at the Great Palace of the People, in Beijing.
The President of the Popular Republic of China, Xi Jinping, said on Tuesday that “Portugal is a good friend of China”, and praised the international role of previous prime ministers António Guterres, Durão Barroso and António Costa.
On the first day of the official visit of Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, China, Xi Jinping briefly made open statements to the media at the beginning of the meeting between them, which took place at the Great Palace of the People, in Beijing.
The President of the Popular Republic of China began to say “A Pleasure” Meet the Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro.
“Welcome on the visit to China. I remember that in 2018 I made a state visit to Portugal, which left me a beautiful impression, and deep,” he said, taking the opportunity to ask Montenegro to transmit to the Portuguese head of state, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, “sincere greetings”, according to the simultaneous translation into Portuguese of his statements.
The Chinese president stressed that China and Portugal “They are both countries with deep history, and the two peoples have idiosyncrasy, openness, inclusion, progress and autonomy”, arguing that “Portugal plays an important and unique role on the international stage”.
Xi Jinping also highlighted “The important role” Performed by three former Portuguese prime ministers in international and regional affairs.
“United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, European Council President António Costa and former European President Durão Barroso. I have good relations with them,” he said.
“Portugal is a good friend of China”
In the brief statement, the Chinese president stated that “Portugal is a good friend of China ” and considered that both countries resolved “The issue of Macao’s question through friendly negotiations.”
“Portugal was also the first country in western Europe to sign with China acts of cooperation under the initiative ‘a track, a route”, and the first country in the euro zone that issued titles “in Chinese currency, he said.
The Portuguese Prime Minister began this Tuesday an official visit to China for two days, during which he will have a meeting with President Xi Jinping and will pass Macau, then to Japan, where he will be until Friday, with tickets for Tokyo and Osaka.
The President of the Popular Republic of China made a state visit to Portugal in 2018 and Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa returned it the following year.
