"It is true that this is a historic visit. It is the first state visit by a President of Guinea-Bissau to the sister Republic of Mozambique. I think we have already cemented a lever, this must continue", said Umaro Sissoco Embaló, in a statement at the Presidency of the Republic, in Maputo, after meeting with his Mozambican counterpart, Filipe Nyusi.
"The perspective is that, together, President Filipe Nyusi, my eldest, and myself, we will give new impetus to this historic legacy of the bilateral relationship of friendship, cooperation and solidarity. To this end, our Governments they must promote and intensify exchanges between our countries in the business, cultural, academic and sporting fields", said Embaló, in a statement alongside his Mozambican counterpart, on the first of two days of the state visit.
"We, Mozambicans, are moved (...) to extend to my brother Embaló my deepest gesture of gratitude for accepting the invitation to make his first state visit to Mozambique. It took time, we needed this visit already for a long time, but the day has come", said Nyusi, highlighting the "historic" nature of the trip.
"It is an unequivocal sign of expression of interest, of reinforcement, of deepening of the historical relationships of friendship that are there (...). Our predecessors created the foundations. It was important that we continued, but, at this moment, in a another scope, not only in the liberating scope as it was in the past, but now in terms of creating good well-being for our populations", stated the Mozambican President.
Nyusi even described Embaló as the "younger brother" and emphasized the importance of this visit: "It means that there was a seed that we are placing in the earth and we believe that, very soon, we will all feel the exchange of visits at different levels, from economic, political, social, even in parliaments. To exchange experiences, to see what one does, what the other does and what can be done better".
On this first day of the Guinean President's state visit, both witnessed the signing, by their respective heads of diplomacy, of a general cooperation agreement, which will allow the creation of a joint commission, which will define the "beacons" of the airlines and priorities of collaboration.
"There are common collective traits, in this case. Our areas are agriculture, our experience in the field of energy, our experience in the field of mining", described Nyusi.
"President Embaló made his availability to support us in the fight against terrorism, but, to do so, there must be legal instruments that allow this support to emerge", he also said, referring to the cooperation agreement signed today.
"Once again, [I want] to thank my 'eldest', President Nyusi, who always treated me like a younger brother, to say that we are very happy," Embaló said in turn.
Addressing the terrorism affecting the province of Cabo Delgado, in northern Mozambique, the President of Guinea-Bissau assured Nyusi that he came to Maputo to "reiterate on behalf of the Guinean people" all "solidarity with the brotherly people of Mozambique".
"The objective of terrorism is no secret to anyone: To increase insecurity and uncertainty in the country's future, to discredit State institutions, to sabotage Mozambique's economic and social development efforts and to undermine the very foundations of the democratic rule of law in Mozambique. That's all we talked about", added Embaló, pointing out the desire to welcome his "older" brother "soon" to Bissau.
"We have to reinforce this framework in the friendship that exists", he appealed, guaranteeing the intention to take advantage of Mozambique's availability to welcome Guineans to the police academy and the Institute of Public Administration.
"We are going to take advantage of these schools to gain experience in Mozambique. And soon, as soon as we return to Guinea-Bissau, we will see if we can send here, let's not say ten, twenty, but five or seven people, to come here and receive the experience to take to Guinea-Bissau", guaranteed Embaló.
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