He was received at the Palace of the Portuguese Republic, President of the Republic of Senegal Macky Sall, who thanked his Portuguese counterpart in his speech before recalling the fraternal relations between the two countries. “Mr. President, once again I would like to thank you for the warm welcome my delegation and I have received, as well as all the signs of concern towards us since our arrival. Senegal and Portugal maintain “excellent friendly relations of friendship and friendly cooperation.” Our relations are very old, dating back to the fifteenth century with the arrival of the first Portuguese navigators on the Senegalese coast. And we have over time been able to weave
Cooperation based on shared values of commitment to democracy, promotion of human rights, and commitment to peace and international security.”
A relationship of friendship and cooperation. President Macky Sall returns to the outlines of this partnership. “Senegal remains committed to these core values, and we are working to strengthen our democratic experience through the ongoing national dialogue in the run-up to the presidential elections in February 2024. The legal framework for cooperation relates to several areas, including education and higher education, science and technology, youth, water, sanitation and energy and real estate and fisheries. I thank Portugal for the multifaceted support to Senegal through the indicative cooperation programme.”
Developing partnership and investment with Portugal. President Macky Sall also counts on the participation of “two private sectors”. She also thanked President De SOUSA for the warm welcome given to the Senegalese community living in Portugal. Together, we want to do more and better to strengthen Senegalese-Portuguese friendship and cooperation. Opening of an office in Senegal
The Agency for Investment and Foreign Trade of Portugal (AICEP) will certainly contribute to this by intensifying economic and trade exchanges between our two countries.
nation. Besides official cooperation, Senegal particularly desires to develop partnership and investment with Portugal,
By involving our private sectors more, because that is what will create more shared growth and prosperity.”
