The two countries will write a letter to the French president on rail interconnections for passengers and freight and will also push for progress on energy interconnections.
The President of the Government of Portugal, Luís Montenegro, and the President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, will sign a letter addressed to the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, to “be able to carry out the railway interconnection” of passengers and goods between the two countries. Iberian Peninsula and central Europe. In addition, they will also try to “force” Paris to advance cooperation in the field of energy interconnections.
The announcement was made by the Portuguese Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, at the final conference of the 35th Portuguese-Spanish Summit.
“It is not possible that we are discussing the same issues when they are assumed as commitments in solemn documents. Whether it is me or the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, we will not relent in any effort to force France and the European Commission to comply with a plan [no domínio das interconexões energéticas, em particular as elétricas]to be a more competitive, more open economy and to be able to have greater energy autonomy and environmental concern. We cannot fail to guarantee these interconnections,” defended the Portuguese Prime Minister.
“We must strengthen energy and transportation interconnections. We must make the Iberian Peninsula a true global center of renewable energies,” highlighted Pedro Sánchez.
Luís Montenegro considered that this Iberian summit demonstrated “the strength of the bilateral relationship between both countries,” and pointed out Spain as “a friendly country, a different country.”
Source: Observadora
