President of Parliament begins official visit to Mozambique today

O president of the Assembly of the Republic, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, today begins an official visit to Mozambique which included the signing of an agreement with the Mozambican parliament, where it will conduct an intervention on Monday.

According to a statement from the Embassy of Portugal in Maputo, the visit takes place until November 11, between Maputo and the city of Beira, at the invitation of the president of the Assembly of the Mozambican Republic, Margarida Talapa, also predicting a meeting with the head of state, Daniel Chapo.

The agenda also includes contacts with the Portuguese community resident in Mozambique.

This afternoon, in Maputo, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco participates in the magust “Who Magusta Amigo Is”, promoted by the Portuguese Association at the Portuguese School of Mozambique, and is present at the opening of the exhibition “Solidary Artists”, in Camões – Centro Cultural Português.

According to the statement, the proceeds from the sale of more than a hundred of these works will be intended for the expansion of the KaTembe Community School, supported by Portuguese Cooperation.

José Pedro Aguiar-Branco will meet on Monday with the Mozambican counterpart, still in Maputo, meeting during which the two leaders will sign a cooperation protocol between the parliaments of Portugal and Mozambique.

After signing the agreement, the President of the Assembly of the Portuguese Republic will make a speech at the plenary session of the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique.

On the same day, Aguiar-White will be the main speaker of a conference at Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo, under the theme “The Role of Parliaments in the Area of the Community of Portuguese Official Language Countries: 30 years of Cooperation and Dialogue”.

On Tuesday, the president of the Assembly of the Republic travels to the city of Beira, province of Sofala, center of the country, where he will have meetings with local authorities and the Portuguese community, in addition to visiting the local pole of the Portuguese School of Mozambique and the port of the city.

The Portuguese delegation also includes members Daniel Teixeira, João Antunes dos Santos and Luís Moreira Testa, respectively president and vice presidents of the Portuguese-Mozambique Parliamentary Friendship Group.