Africa-Press – Cape verde. The Cape Verdean Minister of Foreign Affairs said this Wednesday that the Government will seek partnerships to stop accumulating, in 2024, a debt to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) that already exceeds the equivalent of 28 million euros.
Cape Verde wants to eliminate debt to ECOWAS
“ We are going to look for partnerships to resolve a significant part ” of the debt and “ so that we no longer accumulate arrears from 2024 onwards “, he replied, questioned by journalists, after receiving the president of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Touray, in a visit to the country.
“ Our determination to effectively integrate our country into ECOWAS, fully, full-time, involves resolving some issues” such as the debt related “to the community rate ”, said Rui Figueiredo Soares.
A year ago, the Cape Verdean deputy prime minister, Olavo Correia, had announced that the Government was negotiating a plan to pay off the debt accumulated over several years due to “budget restrictions”, he explained .
Omar Alieu Touray visits Cape Verde for the first time, highlighting that the country is ” very important ” for the organization: ” Our sub-region must work together “, he said.
The visit of the president of the ECOWAS Commission is centered on the organization’s 8th Sustainable Energy Forum, taking place until Thursday, in Praia, alongside a fair dedicated to the sector with 94 exhibition stands, a dedicated area to electric cars and three meeting rooms.
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