Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will be present at the celebrations to mark the 32nd anniversary of the country’s independence, which will be celebrated this Thursday.
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Updated August 23, 2023 | 14:01
Zelenskiy interrupts summit to help Marcelo find a channel for translation
The start of the third Crimean Platform summit is also marked by a comical moment involving Zelensky and Marcelo, when the Ukrainian president interrupts the meeting to help the Portuguese.
Marcelo could not find a broadcast channel and for this he needed the help of Zelensky.
The head of the Portuguese state says that the device may have failed, but Zelensky answers and says that everything works in Ukraine.
All the leaders present laugh at the situation.
The President of the Republic participates in the III Summit of the Crimean Platform
Marcelo Rebelo de Souza participates in the 3rd Crimean Platform Summit in Kyiv.
The President of the Republic sits next to the Ukrainian leader, who thanked all those present. “I am honored to see you here at the summit.”
The meeting is expected to end around 5:00 pm.
Marcelo visits the “Ukraine-Crucifixion” exhibition at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine during World War II.
After a lunch break, the President of the Republic resumed his agenda, now in National Museum of the History of Ukraine II World War.
Marcelo will visit the exhibition “Ukraine-Crucifixion”.
Marcelo visited the wall of defenders who fell in Ukraine
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa visits the wall of the fallen defenders of Ukraine, located in Kyiv. The President of the Republic lays a wreath in memory of those who died and takes the opportunity to speak with relatives of those killed during the Russian offensive.
This symbolic and extremely important place for a country in conflict has already been visited by several heads of state.
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Marcelo Rebelo de Souza visited the destroyed bridge in Irpin
Marcelo visits the destroyed bridge in Irpin. The reconstruction process is already visible and is underway immediately.
The mayor of Irpen presented Ukrainian symbols as a gift to the president of the republic, embodying how the bridge was “destroyed, but not conquered.”
“It was the destruction that was the salvation,” Marcelo assured.
Marcelo and João Gomes Cravinho see real war scenes in virtual reality
Marcelo visited the trenches in Moshchun
Marcelo is in Moshchun, a village near Bucha, to pay tribute to the victims of the war with a wreath. The President of the Republic also visited the trench.
He is the first head of state to enter the trench.
Speaking to journalists, the President of the Republic said that children learn to defend themselves.
“Defending yourself by nature is good, but bad is a war that requires such protection,” he said.
“Learning from the experience of your own life, not attacking, knowing how to defend yourself and prevent war is the way to protect the world,” he added.
“Portugal will be at the forefront of assistance to Ukraine,” Marcelo Rebelo de Souza guarantees
Ukrainian prosecutor Andriy Kostin turned to Portugal for help in investigating war crimes.
Marcelo said that “Portugal will be at the forefront of helping Ukraine.”
Marcelo on the massacre in Bucha: “She was very strong, it was inhumane”
During a visit to the city of Bucha, Marcelo stated that the massacre in Bucha “was very strong and very inhuman”. The President of the Republic also added that he was impressed by the fact that after some time the city has not lost its strength and continues to shock everyone who passes by.
“What impressed me here is that after a while, based on the images of this initial shock that we had, after all this time, we came to the conclusion that it had not lost its power.”
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa also assured that Portugal would be at the forefront of helping Ukraine.
Marcelo visits the ruined city of Bucha
The President of the Republic visits the city of Bucha. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has already visited the memorial to the victims of the massacre and the church of Santo Andre, next to which the first mass grave was discovered.
Marcelo should also visit the city of Irpin.
Both cities were occupied by Russia at the start of the invasion.
Marcelo to meet with Zelensky on Thursday
The President of the Republic announced that he would meet on Thursday with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, and also take part in a summit on Crimea.
Marcelo upon arrival in Kyiv: “Everything that is fundamental in the life of Ukraine is also fundamental in the life of Portugal”
The President of the Republic said that he was in Kyiv to continue the presence of Portugal and show solidarity with Ukraine, as well as to take part in the celebration of Independence Day on Thursday.
The head of state added that “everything that is fundamental – and everything fundamental at the moment – in the life of Ukraine is also fundamental in the life of Portugal.”
Marcelo Rebelo de Souza is already in Ukraine
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa disembarked at the Kiev-Pasazhyrsky railway station in Kiev on Wednesday morning, accompanied by Foreign Minister João Gomes Cravinho, President Fernando Frutuoso de Melo’s head of the Civic Chamber, Ambassadors Maria Amelia Paiva and Jorge Silva López, former PS director João Soares, historian José Pacheco Pereira and businessman Luis Delgado.
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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