Talks between Portuguese and British authorities are under way ahead of the UK's reevaluation of its decision to keep Portugal off its list for coronavirus restriction-free travel, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Tuesday.
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa speaks during a joint news conference with his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte at Sao Bento Palace, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease , in Lisbon, Portugal, July 7, 2020. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
“The foreign minister had a long conversation with his counterpart,” Costa told a news conference. “It is very important we build a confident relationship.” The exclusion will be a major deterrent for British tourists, who accounted for 2.1 million of Portugal’s foreign visitors last year, and is set to hurt the country’s tourism-dependent economy, especially the southern Algarve region.
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