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It was the reaction of the Lusa agency after the United States Ambassador, George Glass, in an interview with Quick, having said that “Portugal has to choose between the allies and the Chinese.”
“It is an obvious question of principle that, in Portugal, those who decide about their destinies are the representatives elected by the Portuguese, and only they, in respect of the Constitution and the right it protects, such as international law.”Said the President of the Republic, in a brief statement.
On Saturday, the Minister of State and Foreign Relations, Augusto Santos Silva, commented on the words of the United States ambassador in Lisbon.
“The Portuguese Government registers the declarations […]. “Augusto Santos Silva said.
“Decisions made in Portugal are made in accordance with democratic and humanistic values, Portuguese values, in accordance with the national interests of Portugal, in accordance with the conciliation process at the level of the European Union, when this process is relevant and with the alliance system in which Portugal is integrated, which is well known and is very stabilized ”, he added.
