President-in-Charge evaluated cooperation agenda with authorities in Portugal

Published at: 09/07/2026 08:59 PM

The president in charge of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, holds a fraternal and important working meeting with the Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities, Emídio Ferreira dos Santos Sousa, with the objective of addressing the agenda of technical assistance and bilateral cooperation following the seismic events recorded last June 24.

The meeting formalizes thanks to the Government of Portugal, its Prime Minister and its President for the solidarity support provided to the nation, maintaining the permanent communication that the Venezuelan president has maintained with the Portuguese authorities since the beginning of the contingency.

The session is attended by the Minister of Popular Power for Foreign Affairs, Yván Gil, and the Deputy Minister for Europe and North America, Oliver Blanco, together with the Portuguese ambassador Manuel Frederico Pinheiro da Silva, Raquel Bastos and Nuno Abreu e Lima.

The delegations coordinate the continuity of recovery efforts in the affected areas, with special attention to Portuguese-Venezuelan communities, evaluating the deployment of the contingent of 64 rescue and medical care specialists from the Armed Forces and the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authorities of Portugal, in addition to the distribution of humanitarian aid and ambulances donated by the Portuguese Red Cross.

Mazo News Team