The President of the Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, participates in the 39th meeting of the Permanent Bilateral Commission between Portugal and the United States of America to take place in Washington next Wednesday, May 23.
 
The meeting's works include, among other issues, the analysis of matters related to the Lajes Base process in terms of its environmental, labour and infrastructure components as well as the assessment of the cooperation with the Azores in other areas.
 
This is the eight time that Vasco Cordeiro participates in the meetings held by this body, established under the 1995 Defence and Cooperation Agreement, following the U.S. decision to reduce its military and civilian presence in Terceira Air Base as announced in late 2012.
 
The last meeting of the Permanent Bilateral Commission took place in Lisbon in December 2017.