At the invitation of the President of the Republic, Their Majesties the King and Queen of Jordan will hold an Official Visit to Portugal on 16 and 17 March. The Jordanian retinue will include several members of the Government, as well as a significant entrepreneurial mission.
The President of the Republic signed an order appointing as members of the Organizing Committee of the National Day of Portugal, Camões and the Portuguese Communities, chaired by Doctor António Barreto, the following individualities: Dr. Pedro Manuel Guedes de Passos Canavarro, Dr. Maria de Lurdes Asseiro Luz, Colonel António Manuel Garcia Correia and Dr. Pedro Rapoula.
The President of the Republic addressed a message of condolences to the President of the German Federal Republic, regarding the victims of the incident in a school in Albertville.
Following is the text of the President’s message:
Banquet in the Palace of Ajuda
The President of the Republic hosted a banquet, in the National Palace of Ajuda, in honour of the Angolan Head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos, within the programme of his State Visit to Portugal.
The President of the Republic and the President of Angola held a meeting in the Palace of on the first day of the State Visit to Portugal of José Eduardo dos Santos.
Império Square
At the beginning of a State Visit to Portugal, the President of the Republic welcomed the President of Angola, José Eduardo dos Santos, in the Jerónimos Monastery, where a Military Ceremony took place which included the playing of the Angolan and Portuguese national anthems, a 21 gun salute and a review and march past of the Guard of Honour.
Visit to AMI
The 5th Campaign of the Route to Inclusion, with which the President of the Republic wished to mark the third year of his mandate, was concluded with a visit to the facilities of the AMI Foundation – Northern Branch, also known as the Friendly Door Centre of Porto.
Welcome by users of the Social Centre
Included in the programme of the 5th Campaign of the Route to Inclusion, the President of the Republic visited the Diocesan Centre for Social Promotion in the Pasteleira Quarter, where he was shown the area where children are attended.
Food Bank Voluntary Workers
Continuing the programme of the 5th Campaign of the Route to Inclusion, the President of the Republic visited the facilities of the Braga Food Bank, and held a meeting with officers of this institution of social solidarity and voluntary organizations which work with it.
Visit to a clothing manufacturer
The President of the Republic started, in Barcelos, the 5th Campaign of the Route to Inclusion, dedicated to “Unemployment and the new risks of poverty”, with a meeting, held in the City Hall, with officers of the trade unions representing the Textile, Ceramics and Civil Construction sectors of activity.
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