PM meeting with Prime Minister Costa: 10 April 2018
Prime Minister 皇冠体育appresa May held a bilateral meeting with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa at Downing Street.
A Downing Street spokesperson said:
皇冠体育app Prime Minister held a bilateral meeting with Portuguese Prime Minister Ant贸nio Costa at Downing Street earlier today.
皇冠体育app Prime Minister said that the UK deeply values our long-standing alliance with Portugal and wanted to maintain and strengthen those ties in future across a range of areas, including science, defence, and trade and investment.
皇冠体育appy discussed the recent attacks in Syria and Salisbury and agreed that the international community needed to come together to uphold the worldwide prohibition on the use of chemical weapons.
皇冠体育appy also discussed Brexit and the progress of negotiations. 皇冠体育app Prime Minister underlined the value she placed on the contribution of the Portuguese community in the UK. Prime Minister Costa also welcomed the contribution of UK nationals in Portugal and expressed his desire to maintain a close relationship with the UK after exit.
皇冠体育app Prime Minister also noted that yesterday marked the centenary of the First World War battle of La Lys where the Portuguese suffered their greatest loss of life, and she paid tribute to the bravery of the Portuguese forces.