Mozambique and Portugal prepare digital and parliamentary cooperation
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on O País
Mozambican President Daniel Chapo and the President of the Portuguese National Assembly, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, want to open new areas of cooperation, notably digital technology and artificial intelligence. During an audience in Maputo, the Portuguese leader also reaffirmed Portugal’s commitment to peace in Cabo Delgado province, according to O País.
Mozambican President Daniel Chapo and José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, President of the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic, are calling for stronger cooperation between Maputo and Lisbon, with new areas in digital technology and artificial intelligence, according to the daily O País.
The exchanges, held on Tuesday in Maputo during an audience granted by the head of state, also covered economic, cultural and commercial issues. Aguiar-Branco mentioned a cooperation protocol signed on Monday at the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique, which provides for new forms of institutional collaboration between the two parliaments.
The Portuguese leader affirmed Lisbon’s commitment to restoring peace in Cabo Delgado province, in northern Mozambique, arguing that stability is a condition for the growth of economic relations and Portuguese investment. The Portuguese Parliament says it is ready to support capacity building for MPs and officials of the Mozambican Assembly, in order, he said, to strengthen the credibility of parliaments in the eyes of citizens.
