Maputo, Jun 18 (AIM) – The Mozambican government and the European Union (EU) reaffirmed their commitment to deepen ties in the economic and security sectors in order to boost investments.
According to Maria Lucas, Minister of Foreign Affairs, speaking on Wednesday at the 4th Partnership Dialogue Session held in Maputo, that the bilateral relationship remains rooted in regular political dialogue, mutual trust, stability, peace, and regional prosperity.
Lucas belives that strategic potential of the EU’s Global Gateway initiative may help to accelerate the country’s economic transformation “by mobilizing high-impact project in infrastructure, energy, logistics corridors, digital connectivity, education, and human resources capacity building.”
According to the minister, the government remains firmly committed to implementing structural reforms aimed at improving the domestic business climate and providing stability for private sector growth.
She also praised ongoing EU support in development, governance, social inclusion, and regional peace particularly in stabilizing areas affected by terrorism and protecting local populations.
For her part, Patricia Lombart, Director-General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) for Africa, said that Brussels commitment to deepening bilateral relations is crucial because “Mozambique is a pivotal regional player in Southern Africa region and across the continent.”
″We, as Europeans, view our relationship with Mozambique not as a donor-recipient dynamic, but as a strategic alliance. The objective is to build a partnership that yields tangible results for local youth and people in Europe”, she said.
Lombart added that the recent high-level reciprocal visits and “the successful staging of the Global Gateway Business Forum in Maputo last week demonstrate the current vitality and dynamism of the partnership, pointing to security, energy, digitalization, and humanitarian assistance as areas poised for long-term investments.”
According to the country’s Investment and Export Promotion Agency (APIEX), the government approved, over the last five years, investments of 81 million Euros from the EU. This means that the EU is one of Mozambique’s crucial investment partners.
(AIM)
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