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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos Silva, guaranteed that Portugal will send Portuguese military personnel to Mozambique to help the local population with the terrorist attacks.
In an interview with RTP, Augusto Santos Silva explained that “Portugal sees a lot of concern and above all a lot of solidarity with the people and authorities of Mozambique and that is why we have been working closely with the Government of Mozambique to increase our military cooperation at a bilateral level that exists and produces effects ”.
“This mission is in the planning stage, it will involve about 60 soldiers who will train Mozambican soldiers belonging to special forces so that the Mozambican armed forces increase their response capacity to terrorist attacks and protect the population of Cabo Delgado,” he added. . said the minister.
Augusto Santos Silva said that this strategy to be implemented will be carried out “in accordance with the needs identified by the Mozambican authorities.” “The defense ministers established an objective, which is to have a mission to support the Mozambican special forces force by the Portuguese armed forces,” he stressed.
On Wednesday March 24, armed rebels attacked in the north of the country, in Palma, on the border with Tanzania. The Mozambican government said the attack claimed dozens of deaths, both Mozambican civilians and foreigners.
The wave of violence in Mozambique is causing a humanitarian crisis with almost 700,000 displaced and more than 2,000 dead.
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