Portugal should have defended international law, not cede Lajes, says Gomes Cravinho
João Gomes Cravinho said Portugal ought to have prioritized defending international law rather than ceding the Lajes air base.
What the 3 sources said
“Eu penso que o nosso ênfase teria de ter sido diferente, teria de ter sido mais no sentido de defender a legalidade internacional”
Machine translation: "I think our emphasis should have been different, it should have been more in the direction of defending international legality"
Read at Notícias ao Minuto“considera que Portugal deveria ter privilegiado a defesa do direito internacional em vez de ceder a base das lajes aos Estados Unidos para uma guerra que considera ilegal contra o Irão.”
he considers that Portugal should have privileged the defence of international law instead of yielding to the United States for a war he considers illegal against Iran
Listen from 4:18“João Gomes Cravinho considera que a cedência desta base militar fragiliza o cumprimento do direito internacional por parte do governo português”
João Gomes Cravinho considers that the cession of this military base weakens the compliance with international law by the Portuguese government
Listen from 0:21“João Gomes Cravinho considera que a cedência da base das lajes fragiliza ao cumprimento do direito internacional”
João Gomes Cravinho considers that the lease of Lajes base weakens compliance with international law
Listen from 6:10