Costa cancels visit to Mozambique due to fire risk

Prime Minister António Costa canceled Saturday’s visit to Mozambique scheduled for Monday and Tuesday due to “weather forecasts pointing to a very serious deterioration in the risk of rural fires in the coming days”.

“Given the weather forecasts pointing to a very serious deterioration in the risk of rural fires in the coming days, especially between Sunday and Wednesday, the Prime Minister has canceled the official visit to Mozambique, scheduled for the next 11 and 12 July, in order to make it permanently available. to be in the country”, said in a statement released today by António Costa’s office.

According to the statement, António Costa “contacted the president by phone” [de Moçambique] Filipe Nyusi explains this situation personally”.

“The foreign ministers of the two countries are planning a new date as soon as possible,” it is also indicated.

The Prime Minister went to Maputo on the occasion of the 5th Luso-Mozambican Summit and also had institutional meetings with Mozambique’s political authorities, businessmen and the Portuguese community on the agenda.

Author: DN/Lusa

Source: El heraldo

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