The Mozambican President, Daniel Chapo, stated this Monday, December 8, in an interview with Lusa, that the CPLP concept implies “harmony” and “free movement of people”, at a time when Portugal is reviewing migration and nationality legislation.
“We, as Portuguese-speaking countries, have a community, the CPLP [Comunidade de Países de Língua Portuguesa]which is extremely important. AND the concept of community implies communion, harmony and, above all, the free movement of people and goods within the community”, said Chapo, in Porto, where he is participating, on Tuesday, in the sixth bilateral Portugal-Mozambique summit.
“It is in this context that Mozambique follows the process [em Portugal]. It follows that it is extremely important for each country to establish rules in terms of nationality laws, but without forgetting that no one lives and survives in isolation. We all, as people and as countries, need integration for our survival.”added Chapo, questioned by Lusa.
Therefore, he admitted, “it is important that each” country prepares legislation, “but do not forget that human beings, by nature, are social”.
“Being social and living in countries, these countries must also be social, in the sense of realizing that Portuguese citizens need Mozambican citizens and Mozambican citizens need Portuguese citizens. And only then will we make our countries grow”, he added.
According to data presented today, at a meeting in Porto between Daniel Chapo and the Mozambican community, The latest official statistics from this year indicate that 13,704 Mozambicans live in Portugal, of which 4,673 have regularized residence.
“It is true that everyone has their own nationality law, which respects rules and everything else, but it is important that we increasingly consolidate our communities and especially the issue related to the free movement of people and goods, because this is the only thing that consolidates communities and will make our countries grow”, appealed the Mozambican head of state.
The sixth bilateral summit, taking place in Porto, will involve around two dozen ministers from both governments, as well as Daniel Chapo, President of the Republic of Mozambique, and Luís Montenegro, Portuguese Prime Minister.