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Former colonies? MNE speaks of "very mature" and "balanced" relationship
The Minister of Foreign Affairs defended today that "nothing has changed" in the relationship between Portugal and its former colonies compared to previous governments, speaking of a "mature and balanced view", given the discussion about reparations for the colonial past.
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Speaking after participating in the "EU Budget Annual Conference 2024 - Looking Ahead: the EU Budget of the Future" promoted by the European Commission, the minister indicated that "this is the Government's position" and the Executive "has to speak for its position".
Refusing to comment on the statements made by the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who launched the debate, Paulo Rangel stressed that "nothing has changed on this point of view".
"I will not comment on the President of the Republic, it is obvious that it is not up to me to do so and I would never do so, therefore, I will not comment now, [but] sincerely our position is clear. This is a free society and a dynamic society and, politically, there is room for different opinions that sometimes are not even that different", he pointed out.
Even so, the head of Portuguese diplomacy pointed out that "a constant of Portuguese foreign policy is [the fact that] the main lines are highly consensual in Portuguese society and also among the political parties that have responsibilities to govern".
"No debate is untimely in a free society, all debates are relevant now, [but] then one can have the most different views on them. The Government has a vision that is aligned with the vision of previous governments", he also said.
Last Saturday, the Government stressed that "there was not and is not in question any process or programme of specific actions with the purpose" of reparation for the Portuguese colonial past and defended that it will follow "the same line" as previous executives.
"Regarding the issue of reparation to these States and their peoples for the colonial past of the Portuguese State, it is important to underline that the current Government follows the same line as previous governments. There was not and is not in question any process or programme of specific actions with this purpose", said the Executive, in a statement from the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
Previously, the President of the Republic defended that Portugal should lead the process of assuming and repairing the consequences of the period of colonialism and suggested, as an example, debt forgiveness, cooperation and financing.
At issue are statements made on Tuesday, during a dinner with foreign correspondents in Portugal, in which he stated that the country should "assume full responsibility" for what it did during the colonial period and "pay the costs", which drew criticism from Chega, IL and CDS-PP.
Read Also: Ex-colonies? "Circumstantial statement" is "disrespecting History" (Portuguese version)
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