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00:01we're going live to Caracas Venezuela the acting president Rodriguez is leading
00:06the entrepreneurs in business in business forum of between Portugal and
00:12Venezuela let's listen to what's happening here
00:23ministers and vice ministers government of Venezuela
00:34Mr. Ambassador authorities of the Portuguese business sector
00:47ladies and gentlemen dear colleagues
00:54it is with immense pleasure that I participate in this
00:58economic forum Portugal Venezuela our countries are linked by friendship by a
01:08Portuguese community that for several generations has contributed to the
01:13development social economic development of Venezuela in first place I wanted to
01:21thanks especially the acting presidency of Ms. Delce Rodriguez
01:34which shows a great signal of the importance that both countries put on the relation between Portugal and Venezuela
01:45allow me to speak words of sincere thanks to the Venezuelan authorities for their hard
01:55overwhelming welcoming in this visit that for me is very important I wanted to express our deep solidarity with the
02:08Venezuelan people
02:10Portugal after the earthquakes of June 24th that left so many victims and damage to
02:20infrastructures and impacted the life of thousands of families Portugal followed this tragedy with special attention and concern
02:32From the first moment the government of Portugal put at the disposition humanitarian aid and an emergency group of 64
02:46operations were made with planes of the air force that transported over 23 million tons of help
02:59This response expressed the commitment of solidarity of Portugal for a country where so many Portuguese live and their descendants
03:08and with the people we have a very special relation
03:13relationship that has been built mainly that has been built by the people for decades thousands of Portuguese traveled the
03:25Atlantic across the Atlantic across the Atlantic and
03:26in search for better opportunities many arrived here in Venezuela with a great capacity of work initiative and determination they
03:40created businesses they developed commercial activities and they generated employment and they participated in the economic growth of Venezuela
03:53their sons and their sons and grandsons give continuity to this presence and have preserved the links with Portugal and
04:06took on Venezuela as their land
04:10people that wanted to pay tribute to the Portuguese community and their descendants and the long road that has been
04:20walked
04:24is a patrimonial of enormous importance for the relations between Venezuela and Portugal
04:29Venezuela is undergoing an important period marked by deep political transformations and economic transformation and by the great challenges that
04:41come from this reconstruction of the country
04:44there are signs of recovery there are signs of recovery in the economic activity the estimations by the UN program
04:54for development points to a growth where the GDP is forecast to be of 6.5% in this current
05:08year
05:12even after the first impact of the earthquakes
05:16naturally challenges continue there is inflation there is instability in the changing in the change market and the need to
05:29modernize infrastructure which continues to condition the economic activity
05:36these challenges are one and we also have the effort of the reconstruction the need to recover for allowing the
05:52impacts of the earthquake which involves investment in housing infrastructure
06:02public services and the recovery of the productive activity we are in the face of efforts of great dimensions that
06:12demands capacity of execution investment and lots of international cooperation
06:19Portugal wishes to contribute to this effort
06:25together with the putting in service of these relations the experience of our companies
06:32we have companies with acknowledged capacity in terms of construction and mining energy
06:41food industry health and technological services
06:49businesses without mentioning tourism
06:53companies are accustomed to work in different geographies different places of the world and gather knowledge technology and can establish
07:01alliances with Venezuelan companies
07:07to contribute to the modernization of the economy and create employment
07:16productive investment
07:18productive investment seeks economy where there are clear laws
07:22judicial security and trust in the future
07:27Venezuela is also in a process of political dialogue
07:31and transformation in institutions
07:35which its development will be very important for the economic development
07:40political continues follows with attention those processes and with the conviction
07:45that the strengthening of the rule of law and the respect for the fundamental rights
07:53and the creation of conditions for an inclusive and democratic society are fundamental for the construction of a future stability
08:03and prosperity
08:04the economic recovery and the strengthening of the institutions must move forward
08:13because companies need trust to invest
08:18they need to entrust the institutions that determine the future of their country
08:26portugal
08:26portugal
08:27knows very well the importance of this road
08:31our experience
08:32our democratic experience
08:35and
08:35have shown how
08:38institutional stability
08:40the
08:43openness in the economy
08:44the participation of international actors
08:46can help with the transformation
08:50it is also with this experience that we want to deepen our cooperation with Venezuela
08:55respecting
08:57its sovereignty
08:58and the
09:00rights of Venezuelans to decide freely
09:03their future
09:06we are seeing the reorganization
09:13for
09:14better use
09:15of
09:16energy resources
09:18and development of new technologies
09:19and keep search for new economic allies that offer trust and stability
09:24in this sense
09:26Latin America
09:28takes
09:30a strategic importance
09:32for Europe
09:33we are in front of a region with vast natural resources
09:38productive capacity
09:41important markets
09:42and opportunities for economic development
09:45Europe for its part
09:47has
09:49capacity for investment
09:51scientific knowledge
09:53technology
09:55and a market of great dimensions
09:57Portugal
09:58have
10:00special conditions
10:02to carry out an important role
10:04in this
10:05our geographic position
10:08the integration
10:09the European Union
10:12the historic relations
10:13with Latin America
10:15and the
10:18closeness in terms of our culture and language
10:23are
10:25items that we must know
10:27how to take advantage of
10:30the relationship between
10:32Venezuela and Europe has been understood
10:35and the geography
10:36also offers us an extraordinary opportunity
10:39we are
10:41both Atlantic countries
10:43with historic ties
10:46with
10:47America and Africa
10:48with an international presence that
10:52surpasses
10:53really our territorial dimension
10:55the Portuguese community
10:58and their descendants
11:00have
11:01an important role
11:03for the knowledge they have
11:05of both realities
11:06and the trust
11:08that has been built throughout
11:10several generations
11:12in Portugal
11:13we are developing
11:15economic strategy
11:17that has as a priority
11:19the increase in productivity
11:23and capacity of export
11:25of our companies
11:26we want
11:28a more open economy
11:31to the world
11:32capable of attracting
11:34new visions
11:36and incorporate knowledge
11:38and create better scenarios
11:40we have reduced
11:42the burden
11:44we have
11:46made faster
11:49administrative procedures
11:50and we have improved public services
11:52trying to create
11:54better conditions
11:55for investment
11:56and business activity
11:59this transformation
12:00demands also
12:01an international presence
12:03we need companies
12:06capable of competing
12:08in different markets
12:09develop alliances
12:11associations
12:12increase exports
12:14and participate
12:15in the great technological
12:18transformation
12:18and industrial transformations
12:20of the world economy
12:23in this context
12:26we give a great importance
12:28to the
12:30creation of this economic forum
12:32and the international companies
12:34that accompany us today
12:38several Portuguese companies
12:40of different sectors and activities
12:41are here but we want to go beyond
12:43and that's why I wanted to highlight
12:52the decision
12:53this delegation
12:55represents
12:57a concrete commitment
12:59with the future of economic relations
13:00between Portugal and Venezuela
13:03we want to assure
13:05a permanent presence capable
13:08of accompanying
13:09Portuguese companies
13:11identify
13:13investment opportunities
13:15and promote
13:17alliances
13:19with
13:21the Venezuelan business sector
13:23including
13:24the Portuguese-Venezuelan
13:27businesses
13:30their decision
13:32to strengthen
13:33the presence
13:35economic presence
13:37of Portugal and Venezuela
13:38the relationship between Venezuela
13:40and Portugal
13:40have a depth
13:42that overcomes
13:44political circumstances
13:46or economic circumstances
13:48of each moment
13:48Portugal
13:50will continue to be
13:52next to Venezuela
13:54next to the Portuguese community
13:56and all those that seek to build
13:58a more stable future
14:03future
14:04and with
14:04it is with that spirit
14:06of friendship
14:07trust
14:07and ambition
14:09that Portugal
14:10is here
14:11thank you very much
14:30as the
14:32business
14:33international business forum
14:34Portugal-Penezuela continues
14:36let's now listen
14:37to the statements
14:38of the acting president
14:39of the
14:39Albanian Republic
14:41Delcey Rodriguez
14:42Good afternoon
14:47this
14:48community
14:49Venezuelan-Portuguese community
14:56want to welcome
14:58ministers
14:59their delegations
15:00the
15:01state secretary
15:02of the
15:03of the Portuguese communities
15:06of the
15:08of the
15:09of the Republic of Portugal
15:11I agree also
15:12the ambassador
15:13of the United
15:14of the European Union
15:15here in this
15:16in our country
15:17that is here with us
15:17the vice president
15:19ministers
15:21the president of
15:23the international center
15:24for productive investment
15:28and
15:29first vice
15:31foreign minister
15:32for Africa
15:33we are happy to be here
15:35because
15:36there's
15:37a people
15:38and it's the people
15:39the Portuguese
15:39Venezuelan people
15:42I take this opportunity
15:43to greet
15:44also
15:44Martina Brown
15:45the president of the
15:46Portuguese center
15:52I was telling him
15:53that I came here
15:54when I was
15:55little
15:56few decades ago
15:57and I'm
15:59joyful to be here
16:00today
16:01to welcome
16:02this
16:03very important
16:04Portuguese delegation
16:05that is visiting us
16:07dozens of
16:08Portuguese
16:09businesses
16:10businessmen
16:11and businesswomen
16:12that are here today
16:13in Venezuela
16:13with one interest
16:15which reflects
16:17the links
16:18the connections
16:19of two peoples
16:21two peoples
16:22that decided
16:23to become
16:24brethren
16:27that have always been
16:29a bridge
16:30for our relations
16:31minister Castro
16:32and what we are reflecting
16:33today
16:34is the interest
16:36of a new
16:36cycle
16:37and seeing
16:39the perspective
16:40of the
16:41Venezuelan economy
16:42on how
16:44it has
16:45walked
16:45different
16:46moments
16:48and
16:49we have
16:51experience
16:51I was telling
16:52the minister
16:53and his delegation
16:54yesterday
16:54we have lived
16:56very difficult
16:57moments
16:58due to the
16:58economic
16:59blockade
17:00and you know
17:01for us
17:02it's a decade
17:03that was lost
17:04it's a generation
17:06also had
17:08a bad impact
17:09with commercial
17:10relations
17:11between Venezuela
17:12and Portugal
17:13there is a chart
17:14that shows
17:15how was the
17:17exchange
17:17between Portugal
17:20and Venezuela
17:20and how
17:22beginning
17:23the year 2015
17:24the moment
17:25of the sanctions
17:26that relationship
17:27was impacted
17:29I come to tell you
17:33we are going now
17:34to a new cycle
17:35of the relations
17:37between Portugal
17:38and Venezuela
17:38in terms of
17:39economic cooperation
17:40where today
17:40Venezuela leads
17:42as you well know
17:43the economic growth
17:45of Latin America
17:46where the projection
17:50also puts us
17:51at the head
17:53of the growth
17:54for this year
17:552026
17:56and we want
17:58that that growth
18:03also
18:04comes
18:05with the hand
18:06of the business sector
18:07of Portugal
18:07of Europe
18:08that we participate
18:09in one
18:10single path
18:12towards
18:14the recovery
18:17of our relations
18:18including
18:19the commercial relations
18:22you know
18:23that Venezuela
18:24has been recovering
18:25its
18:28capacity
18:29of consumption
18:30in the last year
18:32there's been an increase
18:33of 23%
18:34that recovery
18:37is also
18:38thanks to
18:40the oil production
18:42readings
18:42to the president
18:43of PDVSA
18:43you can see
18:44the growth
18:45in terms of
18:45tax
18:49recovery
18:51so
18:51the Venezuelan economy
18:53is in a path
18:53of recovery
18:54in the last trimesters
18:55and we know
18:56where we are going
18:56we have a common program
18:58that is very clear
18:59that we are going
19:00to walk
19:02from here
19:03to 2040
19:04to make Venezuela
19:05of its capacities
19:07of its potentiality
19:08make Venezuela
19:10a powerhouse
19:11not only in terms
19:12of energy
19:13but also
19:13an economic powerhouse
19:16diversifying
19:16all its capacities
19:18when we see
19:20the economic growth
19:24in this last
19:26third trimester
19:29we see that
19:30construction
19:31has had
19:32an extraordinary
19:33push
19:34greetings to the companies
19:36of construction
19:37and infrastructure
19:38that have
19:39come here
19:40with the delegation
19:41of the Minister
19:41Castro Almeida
19:45in terms
19:46of
19:47of services
19:49bars
19:49restaurants
19:50commerce
19:50oil
19:51many areas
19:53where
19:53Portuguese companies
19:55are welcome
19:56but
19:57I also want to say
19:58it
19:59Venezuela
19:59in its
20:01DNA
20:01is also the participation
20:03of the Portuguese community
20:05that arrived in our country
20:06that arrived
20:07with a dream
20:07that arrived
20:09with its roots
20:10historical roots
20:11but that also
20:13grew roots
20:14here in Venezuela
20:15and today
20:16we can
20:16they can say
20:17they have two homelands
20:18the Portuguese community
20:21that arrived in our country
20:22was a community
20:23that worked
20:24shoulder to shoulder
20:25with Venezuelans
20:26today
20:27any Venezuelan
20:28people can say
20:30can say
20:30that it has
20:31a family member
20:32that is
20:33from Portugal
20:34or a Portuguese
20:35friend
20:38the level of
20:40togetherness
20:41is so high
20:42that our countries
20:45the only thing
20:46that we can say
20:46to that community
20:47is that we must continue
20:48working together
20:49working together
20:50to recover Venezuela
20:52to recover their second
20:53homeland
20:54and that
20:56strength
20:57continues to harvest
20:58and continues to
20:59be a tree
21:00that gives
21:01fruits
21:05and I call to
21:06as an acting president
21:07to build this future
21:08together
21:09there are other European
21:10communities
21:11in Venezuela
21:12Spanish communities
21:13Italian communities
21:14that have also
21:17have been present
21:19in the heartbeat
21:20of the Venezuelan people
21:22and I say that
21:23these communities
21:24that today are here
21:25that believe in Venezuela
21:27that stayed in Venezuela
21:28that found opportunities
21:29in Venezuela
21:31continue working
21:32together with us
21:35I want to take
21:37the opportunity
21:38to once more
21:39thank the Minister
21:41Castro Mayrani
21:43and his delegation
21:43that accompanies us
21:45today
21:46for the support
21:47of his government
21:48during the
21:50twin earthquake
21:50Portugal
21:52decreed a morning
21:53day
21:53and we know
21:55that they
21:55fell
21:56the morning
21:57not only
21:59because
22:00people
22:01from
22:01Portugal origin
22:02died during the earthquake
22:04but also
22:04their brothers and sisters
22:05from Venezuela
22:06thank you Portugal
22:07for the support
22:08that you gave
22:09for the rescue workers
22:10that arrived
22:11for the humanitarian assistance
22:12that arrived
22:13to our homeland
22:16making us feel
22:17once more
22:18brothers and sisters
22:19brothers
22:20I want to
22:22give welcome
22:23to you until
22:23that it's time
22:24to work
22:25I know that the teams
22:26have been working
22:28and I'm certain
22:29that this business group
22:32is already finding
22:33path
22:34to participate
22:35in this process
22:37of recovery
22:38we are going to recover
22:39Venezuela
22:40and we are going to do it
22:41better
22:41and we're going to do it
22:42in the hands of our
22:43different communities
22:44that believed
22:45in our country
22:46and that
22:47also made
22:48Venezuela
22:49I want to finish
22:50with a
22:51phrase
22:52from
22:53a poet
22:55whose
23:02death
23:02in the 1500s gave
23:04way to the
23:05Portugal National Day
23:07the poet said
23:08time changes
23:09the world is made
23:10of changes
23:10always
23:12acquire new qualities
23:14I invite you
23:15that
23:16those new qualities
23:18contribute
23:18for a new time
23:19build a new
23:20time
23:22and
23:22well-being in Venezuela
23:24and we do it
23:24inspire always
23:25in our poets
23:26but also inspire
23:28in this soul
23:30that brought two peoples
23:31together
23:32and those two people
23:33became one
23:34thank you
23:35and welcome all
23:36to Venezuela
23:44we're listening to the statements
23:46of both the acting
23:47president of Venezuela
23:48and the economic
23:49minister of Portugal
23:50as they kickstart
23:51this business
23:52forum
23:52Portugal-Venezuela
23:54has new opportunities
23:55to continue to strengthen
23:56the economic cooperation
23:57of
23:58that exists
23:59between both countries
24:01continue to strengthen
24:01the economic
24:03contracts
24:04the economic life
24:05between both countries
24:06as they open
24:07a new cycle
24:08of
24:08commerce bilateral relations
24:10and
24:10we'll see the results
24:12of course
24:12in upcoming years
24:13these are part of the
24:15new economic strategy
24:16as part of the strategy
24:17to recover
24:18the economy of the nation
24:19as the acting president
24:20was saying
24:20they have expressed
24:22last
24:23three measures
24:24have reported growth
24:25and they continue
24:26in this path of recovery
24:27the acting president
24:27also thanked
24:28the Portuguese government
24:29for their support
24:31during the aftermath
24:33of the twin earthquake
24:34that impacted
24:35the Bolivarian Republic
24:36on June 24th
24:38this is what was happening
24:39in Caracas
24:40we'll have more updates
24:41in upcoming news briefs
24:44at the end of the day
24:46of the year
24:46in the day
24:46our anxiety
24:47completely
24:47forward and
24:47it will be