"The heads of the foreign ministries exchanged their opinions on the current state and perspectives of the Russian-Portuguese cooperation, discussed the key international and regional problems. Both sides confirmed their interest in the continuation of political dialogue on the regular basis and in strengthening interaction on the international arena," the ministry said in a statement.
Former UN High Commissioner for Refugees and current UN Secretary-General candidate Antonio Guterres was present at the meeting of the foreign ministers.
In 1994, Portugal and Russia signed a treaty on friendship and understanding to serve as a basis for bilateral relations. Since 2000, there have been six agreements on taxation, diplomatic representation, military cooperation, counterterrorism, crime and drug trafficking.
