The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and the kings of Belgium paid tribute to the victims of the attack in Brussels this evening, Tuesday, observing a minute’s silence at the Palace of Laeken.
In speeches preceding the dinner, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and King Filipe condemned terrorism, called for solutions to climate change and expressed concern for the innocent victims of the war in the Middle East.
“We spoke with dismay and great concern about the tragic events in the Middle East, with the resulting suffering of countless innocent victims,” the Belgian monarch said.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa considered this event one of the hallmarks of what he describes as “a setback”, to which several other problems in the world also contribute.
“The unbearable Russian invasion of Ukraine, the economic and social crises and now the shocking terrorist attack on Israel, as well as the loss of so many innocent civilian lives on both sides, seem to be causing a setback to decades of humanism,” Marcelo said. Rebel de Sousa.
A day after the attack that killed two people in Brussels, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, together with the King of the Belgians, condemned the use of terrorism.
“We have to repeat it many times: terrorism will not go away. Democracy, the rule of law and freedom will win,” Marcelo said after King Philip’s speech, which started with a minute’s silence. The monarch wanted the circumstance to serve “to show unity around our democratic values, which we will continue to defend.”
The King of Belgium also mentioned the natural consequences of climate change, impacting both countries, such as “the forest fires in Serra da Estrela and the floods in Belgium”, which “demonstrated that no country now escapes the devastating impact of climate crises ”. change”.
Source: DN
