{"id":2560,"date":"2021-07-15T17:37:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T17:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/?p=2560"},"modified":"2021-07-15T14:41:39","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T14:41:39","slug":"mozambique-diplomacy-played-important-role-in-eu-mission-paulo-portas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/mozambique-diplomacy-played-important-role-in-eu-mission-paulo-portas","title":{"rendered":"Diplomacy played important role in EU mission"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Mozambique<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Former defence and foreign minister Paulo Portas said that Portuguese diplomacy played an important role in mobilising European partners to support Mozambique in fighting against Islamic insurgency but regretted the late decisions.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Lusa in Luanda, the former leader of the CDS, who was deputy prime minister, foreign minister and minister of defence and the sea, acknowledged that sending a European mission to Cabo Delgado was late, given the violence in northern Mozambique, which began in 2017, but stressed that one could only offer some support in terms of training and military training to a sovereign country when it asks for it, \u201cclearly and safely.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe problem dragged on for quite some time, obviously, because Mozambique wanted to protect its international reputation \u2013 which we have to understand \u2013 and the European Union has a decision-making process that is complex,\u201d said the former government official, who was in Luanda on Tuesday to take part in a Deloitte conference on Angolan banking.<\/p>\n

A European mission that, he noted, was the result of long work by Portuguese diplomats to convince European partners.<\/p>\n

\u201cPortugal] tried to convince countries that do not even know where the north of Mozambique is and do not have a very African diplomacy,\u201d about this need, he said, adding that the good future of Mozambique depended on how the country tackled the problem of terrorism.<\/p>\n

Paulo Portas, who currently provides international strategic business advice, also considered that this was not an easy decision for Mozambique: \u201cPortugal had a conflict situation in Mozambique less than 50 years ago, these things are not simple and explaining the presence of Portuguese military in a sovereign state such as Mozambique is always a sensitive issue.<\/p>\n

On the delay in requesting help, he suggested that Mozambique may have considered that it could stop the problem by appealing to its regional partners, which did not happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, the request was made, and it is good that it was made at the European Union level,\u201d said Portas, adding that the essential thing was for Mozambique\u2019s armed forces to have the capacity to manage the issue and praising the support provided in an area of cooperation \u201cwhich is always very sensitive.<\/p>\n

Mozambique has been fighting a rebellion in Cabo Delgado province, in the far north of the country, since 2017. Still, in recent months violence has increased significantly, and the Mozambican government has asked the European Union for help.<\/p>\n

On Monday, EU foreign ministers approved the launch of a military training mission in Mozambique that aims to \u201ctrain and support the Mozambican Armed Forces\u201d in \u201crestoring security\u201d in the territory and will be led by the Portuguese Army Brigadier General Nuno Lemos Pires.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis mission aims to train and support the Mozambican armed forces in protecting the civilian population and in restoring security in Cabo Delgado province,\u201d reads a statement published by the Council of the European Union (EU).<\/p>\n

This decision by the EU is \u201cthe EU\u2019s response to the request by the Mozambican authorities for a strengthened EU commitment in the areas of peace and security,\u201d after on 3 June Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi called for \u201ca non-executive EU military training mission for the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) to be sent to the country.<\/p>\n

Armed groups have terrorised Cabo Delgado since 2017, with some attacks claimed by the \u2018jihadist\u2019 group Islamic State, in a wave of violence that has led to more than 2,800 deaths, according to the ACLED conflict registration project, and 732,000 displaced people, according to the UN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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