Antonio Costa arrived in New York on Monday to participate in the general debate of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, in which he will speak on Thursday, returning to Lisbon that day.
Today at the end of the day, the Prime Minister will be at the usual reception given by the President of the United States, Joe Biden, to participants in the United Nations General Assembly, at the Museum of Natural History.
Secretary of State for the Seas, Jose Maria Costa, spoke to reporters in New York about the High Level Committee for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, noting that this is an “17-country organization” of which Portugal is a part, and which it is currently committed to “mobilizing more investors.”
“Currently, the debate is about how to improve sustainable blue economy financing, and this has been the preparatory debateJosé Maria Costa announced.
According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs,There are concerns around the world regarding some of the priority areas, which is the conservation of marine protected areas, and how many countries, ie least developed countries, would be able to implement this same conservation without the means“.
Australia, Canada, Chile, Fiji, Ghana, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Namibia, Palau and the United Kingdom are the other countries that are part of this forum.
Today, at midday in New York, Prime Minister William Ruto, who has been sworn in as president of Kenya, is expected to meet with Portugal, the country with which Portugal co-organised the second United Nations Conference on the Ocean, held in Lisbon, in June.
Antonio Costa also scheduled another bilateral meeting today, with Senegal’s Head of State, Mac Sall, Acting President of the African Union.
