{"id":25801,"date":"2022-09-05T16:22:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T16:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/ex-colony-mozambique-a-priority-for-portugal-pm"},"modified":"2022-09-05T16:28:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T16:28:09","slug":"ex-colony-mozambique-a-priority-for-portugal-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/ex-colony-mozambique-a-priority-for-portugal-pm","title":{"rendered":"Ex-colony Mozambique a \u2018priority\u2019 For Portugal: PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>The relationship with former colony Mozambique \u201cis strategic and a priority\u201d for Portugal, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said after an official visit in which he asked for forgiveness for a colonial-era massacre.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor Portugal, the relationship with Mozambique is strategic and a priority,\u201d Costa wrote on his Twitter account after the official visit that wound up on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Some 400 unarmed civilians were killed by Portuguese soldiers in the Wiriyamu massacre in 1972. Mozambique became independent in 1975.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlmost 50 years after that terrible day of December 16, 1972, I cannot fail here to evoke and bow to the memory of the victims of the Wiriyamu massacre, an inexcusable act that dishonours our history,\u201d he said on Friday evening during a dinner with the President of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA relationship as intense and of such longevity\u201d is \u201cinevitably marked\u201d by \u201cmoments that we certainly want to remember but also by moments and events that we have a duty never to forget\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the face of history, we have a duty of repentance,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Costa also indicated during the visit that Mozambique, which is due to begin to export natural gas, could contribute to \u201cthe world energy crisis solution\u201d in particular by using Portugal\u2019s Sines port \u201cas a gateway to Europe\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe start of natural gas exploration in Mozambique could not have come at a better time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\">Mozambique<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. 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