The Regional Secretary for Health stated in Angra do Heroísmo that the relation of proximity between the Regional and National Governments in Civil Protection, through the interaction of both entities, can contribute to the sharing of infrastructures and knowledge.
 
Luís Cabral visited the Azores Regional Civil Protection and Fire Service with the Secretary of State for Internal Affairs, Jorge Gomes, during which the Regional Secretary expressed the possibility that the Ministry of Internal Affairs may use the Azoreans spaces for the training of operational forces.
 
"We have proved here that we have all the conditions in the Azores to develop a policy of proximity between both entities for the sharing of infrastructures and experiences that will contribute to the public good," said the Regional Secretary.
 
During the visit to the operational centre of the Azores Civil Protection, Luís Cabral and Jorge Gomes highlighted the existence of "excellent conditions" that allow both entities to complement each other, through the interaction between both governments.