
Maputo, 20 Jul (AIM) – The Government of Ireland disburses per year about 27 million Euros (30 million US dollars) to support Mozambique, especially in the development and implementation of agricultural production systems and aquaculture.
According to Irish Minister of Defence and of Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin, who was addressing reporters after meeting Mozambican President, Filipe Nyusi, on Wednesday in Maputo, the support also focuses on water supply, food production systems, fishing and ecotourism, in projects that are being implemented in Inhambane and Niassa provinces.
“In terms of installing water and food systems in Inhambane, we want to see what to do in partnership with the authorities to face climate change”, Martin said. “The Irish are now investing in Mozambique and we want to build a strong commercial and economic relationship”.
Martin, who is from one of the countries with the best education indexes in the world, revealed that Nyusi expressed his concern about the country’s educational arena.
“We talked about education and the importance of training the youngest while protecting them from starting to work early. Ireland is 100 years old today and, throughout history, we had difficulty in the area of employability, but today we are in a good position because in past decades we invested in education and training”, he said.
“We discussed with the President and he is concerned about this issue and we talked about possible partnerships for the future in training and education, particularly vocational training”, he added.
For the future, Martin added, “we expect new programmes and the strengthening of education and health.”
(AIM)
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