The president of the Liberal Initiative asked the prime minister on Friday to clarify whether he had doubts about Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, after Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa vehemently rejected the existence of a “double game”.
“Does António Costa have any fear, any reservations, any opposition, any intention to block this European Union accession process of Ukraine?” Rui Rocha wondered. in a statement to journalists on the sidelines of a visit he made today to the Fair of Crafts, Tourism, Agriculture, Trade and Industry of Lagoa (FATACIL), in Lagoa, Faro district.
For the leader of the Portuguese liberals, “it is important to clarify this issue in the coming days” after the words of the president of the republic in Kiev on Thursday, where he defended to his Ukrainian counterpart that “there is no double play”. about Portugal’s position on the integration of Ukraine and that the European Union should prepare for that moment.
‘The political power in Portugal, which is democratically legitimized, wants Ukraine to be part of the European family in the future […]. Portugal has also clearly said that this includes two parts: the path that Ukraine takes with great merit in preparing for that moment, but also the path that the EU must take in preparation for that moment,” said Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. , during a joint press conference with Volodymyr Zelensky.
According to Rui Rocha, “when you make a statement as vehement as the head of state has made, it seems you have to take a stand against someone’s point of view”, concluding that “that someone can only be the Prime Minister”.
‘I can only conclude that it is [dúvida em relação à adesão]because I see the need for the President of the Republic to make such a strong statement,” the leader of the Liberal Initiative stressed.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa concluded a two-day visit to Kiev on Thursday with a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky and participation in the Independence Day celebrations.
Source: DN
