{"id":269,"date":"2021-06-17T18:58:43","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T18:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/?page_id=269"},"modified":"2026-07-17T11:43:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:43:50","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"269\" class=\"elementor elementor-269\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c05b726 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c05b726\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aadbd24 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aadbd24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a603b31 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a603b31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4d929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e4d929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/crossed-flags-tonga-portugal-ms.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13780\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2013d62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2013d62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/crossed-flags-tonga-azores-ms.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13706\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-957c28c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"957c28c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/crossed-flags-tonga-madeira-ms.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13707\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-332a316 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"332a316\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/crossed-flags-tonga-european-union-ms-v2.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13787\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a8a5a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a8a5a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">M\u0100L\u014c E LELEI. Welcome to the Consulate-General of the Kingdom of Tonga to the Portuguese Republic<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7ab0ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7ab0ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Consular Support and Assistance to citizens of the Kingdom of Tonga in Portugal and the<br \/>Autonomous Regions of Azores and Madeira<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-345667d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"345667d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">M\u0100L\u014c E LELEI. TALITALI LELEI KI HE \u02bbOFISI \u02bbO E KONISELA SENIALE \u02bbA E PULE\u02bbANGA TONGA KI HE LEPAPULIKA \u02bbO POTUKALI<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b12c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4b12c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ngaahi ngaue fakakonisela mo e tokoni ki he kau tangata&#8217;i fonua mo e fefine&#8217;i fonua Tonga &#8216;I Potukali pea mo e ongo Vahefonua Tuto\u02bbatasi \u02bbo A\u00e7ores mo Madeira<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dc515a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8dc515a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9dd49b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9dd49b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27f6690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27f6690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Latest Activities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea237f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"ea237f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div id=\"psacp-post-carousel-wrap-1\" class=\"psacp-wrap psacp-post-carousel-wrap owl-carousel psacp-design-1 psacp-layout-14185 psacp-has-arrows psacp-clearfix\" data-conf=\"{&quot;slide_show&quot;:3,&quot;loop&quot;:true,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:true,&quot;autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;autoplay_interval&quot;:5000,&quot;speed&quot;:1000,&quot;slide_scroll&quot;:1,&quot;rtl&quot;:false}\"><div class=\"psacp-post-slide psacp-post-15000 psacp-post-standard psacp-has-thumb\">\r\n\t<div class=\"psacp-post-carousel-content\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/doc.20261005.47886849._aps1012-500x500.webp);\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"psacp-post-linkoverlay\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tongas-hon-consul-general-attends-commemorations-of-the-116th-anniversary-of-declaration-of-the-portuguese-republic\/\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-cats\"><a class=\"psacp-post-cat-link psacp-post-cat-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"psacp-post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tongas-hon-consul-general-attends-commemorations-of-the-116th-anniversary-of-declaration-of-the-portuguese-republic\/\">Tonga\u2019s Hon Consul-General attends commemorations of the 116th anniversary of declaration of the Portuguese Republic<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-meta psacp-post-meta-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"psacp-post-meta-data psacp-post-date\"><i class=\"psacp-fa fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i>06\/10\/2026<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"psacp-post-slide psacp-post-14974 psacp-post-standard psacp-has-thumb\">\r\n\t<div class=\"psacp-post-carousel-content\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/814088854_1538039071699867_1186004417976735687_n-1-500x500.jpg);\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"psacp-post-linkoverlay\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/hon-consul-general-of-tonga-participates-in-diplomatic-cultural-events-during-september-2026\/\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-cats\"><a class=\"psacp-post-cat-link psacp-post-cat-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"psacp-post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/hon-consul-general-of-tonga-participates-in-diplomatic-cultural-events-during-september-2026\/\">Hon Consul-General of Tonga participates in diplomatic &#038; cultural events during September 2026<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-meta psacp-post-meta-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"psacp-post-meta-data psacp-post-date\"><i class=\"psacp-fa fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i>30\/09\/2026<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"psacp-post-slide psacp-post-14810 psacp-post-standard psacp-has-thumb\">\r\n\t<div class=\"psacp-post-carousel-content\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1eb567af-6e0d-4d80-8dfc-a2292304e50b-e1790529082576-500x500.jpg);\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"psacp-post-linkoverlay\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tonga-consul-general-attends-96th-national-day-of-the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia-in-lisbon\/\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-cats\"><a class=\"psacp-post-cat-link psacp-post-cat-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"psacp-post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tonga-consul-general-attends-96th-national-day-of-the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia-in-lisbon\/\">Tonga Consul-General attends 96th National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Lisbon<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-meta psacp-post-meta-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"psacp-post-meta-data psacp-post-date\"><i class=\"psacp-fa fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i>26\/09\/2026<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"psacp-post-slide psacp-post-14933 psacp-post-standard psacp-has-thumb\">\r\n\t<div class=\"psacp-post-carousel-content\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-70c126d1-cff5-4061-87dc-22e7442d3dac-500x500.png);\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"psacp-post-linkoverlay\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tongas-prime-minister-lord-fakafanua-challenges-world-leaders-to-act-on-pacific-warnings-at-unga-2026\/\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-cats\"><a class=\"psacp-post-cat-link psacp-post-cat-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"psacp-post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tongas-prime-minister-lord-fakafanua-challenges-world-leaders-to-act-on-pacific-warnings-at-unga-2026\/\">Tonga\u2019s Prime Minister Lord Fakafanua challenges world leaders to act on Pacific warnings at UNGA 2026<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-meta psacp-post-meta-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"psacp-post-meta-data psacp-post-date\"><i class=\"psacp-fa fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i>25\/09\/2026<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"psacp-post-slide psacp-post-14791 psacp-post-standard psacp-has-thumb\">\r\n\t<div class=\"psacp-post-carousel-content\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dr-premio-humanidade-gulbenkian26_1600x900-500x500.jpg);\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"psacp-post-linkoverlay\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tonga-consul-general-attends-2026-gulbenkian-prize-for-humanity-ceremony-in-lisbon\/\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-cats\"><a class=\"psacp-post-cat-link psacp-post-cat-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"psacp-post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tonga-consul-general-attends-2026-gulbenkian-prize-for-humanity-ceremony-in-lisbon\/\">Tonga Consul-General attends 2026 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity ceremony in Lisbon<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-meta psacp-post-meta-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"psacp-post-meta-data psacp-post-date\"><i class=\"psacp-fa fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i>24\/09\/2026<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"psacp-post-slide psacp-post-14958 psacp-post-standard psacp-has-thumb\">\r\n\t<div class=\"psacp-post-carousel-content\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-9-e1790598664258-500x500.jpg);\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"psacp-post-linkoverlay\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/kingdom-of-tonga-and-republic-of-serbia-establish-diplomatic-relations\/\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-cats\"><a class=\"psacp-post-cat-link psacp-post-cat-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"psacp-post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/kingdom-of-tonga-and-republic-of-serbia-establish-diplomatic-relations\/\">Kingdom of Tonga and Republic of Serbia establish Diplomatic Relations<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-meta psacp-post-meta-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"psacp-post-meta-data psacp-post-date\"><i class=\"psacp-fa fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i>24\/09\/2026<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"psacp-post-slide psacp-post-14844 psacp-post-standard psacp-has-thumb\">\r\n\t<div class=\"psacp-post-carousel-content\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/813853714_122128568192817102_1886007426150851975_n-500x500.jpg);\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"psacp-post-linkoverlay\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tonga-signs-additional-protocol-with-international-atomic-energy-agency-iaea-in-vienna\/\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-cats\"><a class=\"psacp-post-cat-link psacp-post-cat-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"psacp-post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tonga-signs-additional-protocol-with-international-atomic-energy-agency-iaea-in-vienna\/\">Tonga signs Additional Protocol with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-meta psacp-post-meta-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"psacp-post-meta-data psacp-post-date\"><i class=\"psacp-fa fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i>18\/09\/2026<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"psacp-post-slide psacp-post-14840 psacp-post-standard psacp-has-thumb\">\r\n\t<div class=\"psacp-post-carousel-content\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-2-e1790598897175-500x500.jpeg);\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"psacp-post-linkoverlay\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tonga-marks-the-41st-birthday-of-h-r-h-crown-prince-tupouto%ca%bba-%ca%bbulukalala\/\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-cats\"><a class=\"psacp-post-cat-link psacp-post-cat-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"psacp-post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tonga-marks-the-41st-birthday-of-h-r-h-crown-prince-tupouto%ca%bba-%ca%bbulukalala\/\">Tonga marks the 41st Birthday of H.R.H. Crown Prince Tupouto\u02bba \u02bbUlukalala<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-meta psacp-post-meta-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"psacp-post-meta-data psacp-post-date\"><i class=\"psacp-fa fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i>17\/09\/2026<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"psacp-post-slide psacp-post-14874 psacp-post-standard psacp-has-thumb\">\r\n\t<div class=\"psacp-post-carousel-content\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/783856920_1483445933815298_7711294677357618267_n-1-e1790599106802-500x500.jpg);\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"psacp-post-linkoverlay\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tongas-new-chief-of-the-defence-staff-of-his-majestys-armed-forces-hmaf-announced\/\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-cats\"><a class=\"psacp-post-cat-link psacp-post-cat-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"psacp-post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tongas-new-chief-of-the-defence-staff-of-his-majestys-armed-forces-hmaf-announced\/\">Tonga&#8217;s new Chief of the Defence Staff of His Majesty\u2019s Armed Forces (HMAF) announced<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-meta psacp-post-meta-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"psacp-post-meta-data psacp-post-date\"><i class=\"psacp-fa fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i>28\/08\/2026<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"psacp-post-slide psacp-post-14724 psacp-post-standard psacp-has-thumb\">\r\n\t<div class=\"psacp-post-carousel-content\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_3703-500x500.jpeg);\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"psacp-post-linkoverlay\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tonga-and-viana-do-castelo-two-cities-of-love\/\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-cats\"><a class=\"psacp-post-cat-link psacp-post-cat-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"psacp-post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tonga-and-viana-do-castelo-two-cities-of-love\/\">Nuku&#8217;alofa and Viana do Castelo: Two Cities of Love<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-meta psacp-post-meta-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"psacp-post-meta-data psacp-post-date\"><i class=\"psacp-fa fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i>24\/08\/2026<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"psacp-post-slide psacp-post-14747 psacp-post-standard psacp-has-thumb\">\r\n\t<div class=\"psacp-post-carousel-content\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6b729a15-e637-45e9-88cd-34bd363fb189-500x500.png);\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"psacp-post-linkoverlay\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tonga-consul-general-greets-president-of-portugal-and-secretary-of-state-for-culture-at-romaria-dagonia\/\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-cats\"><a class=\"psacp-post-cat-link psacp-post-cat-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"psacp-post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tonga-consul-general-greets-president-of-portugal-and-secretary-of-state-for-culture-at-romaria-dagonia\/\">President of Portugal and Secretary of State for Culture greet Tonga Consul-General at Romaria d\u2019Agonia<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-meta psacp-post-meta-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"psacp-post-meta-data psacp-post-date\"><i class=\"psacp-fa fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i>24\/08\/2026<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"psacp-post-slide psacp-post-14710 psacp-post-standard psacp-has-thumb\">\r\n\t<div class=\"psacp-post-carousel-content\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_1265-500x500.jpeg);\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"psacp-post-linkoverlay\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tonga-consul-general-pays-courtesy-call-on-chinese-ambassador-to-portugal\/\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-cats\"><a class=\"psacp-post-cat-link psacp-post-cat-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"psacp-post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tonga-consul-general-pays-courtesy-call-on-chinese-ambassador-to-portugal\/\">Tonga Consul-General Pays Courtesy Call on Chinese Ambassador to Portugal<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-meta psacp-post-meta-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"psacp-post-meta-data psacp-post-date\"><i class=\"psacp-fa fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i>08\/08\/2026<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"psacp-post-slide psacp-post-14859 psacp-post-standard psacp-has-thumb\">\r\n\t<div class=\"psacp-post-carousel-content\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/767222332_1555350252751042_2158022676616403978_n.png-1-500x500.jpeg);\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"psacp-post-linkoverlay\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/crown-prince-leads-tonga-delegation-to-2026-forum-foreign-ministers-meeting-in-fiji\/\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-cats\"><a class=\"psacp-post-cat-link psacp-post-cat-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"psacp-post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/crown-prince-leads-tonga-delegation-to-2026-forum-foreign-ministers-meeting-in-fiji\/\">Crown Prince leads Tonga delegation to 2026 Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting in Fiji<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-meta psacp-post-meta-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"psacp-post-meta-data psacp-post-date\"><i class=\"psacp-fa fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i>08\/08\/2026<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"psacp-post-slide psacp-post-14880 psacp-post-standard psacp-has-thumb\">\r\n\t<div class=\"psacp-post-carousel-content\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/767130911_1014408148073774_6065209294018443175_n.png-1-500x500.jpeg);\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"psacp-post-linkoverlay\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tongas-new-high-commissioner-to-australia-presents-credentials-to-the-governor-general\/\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-cats\"><a class=\"psacp-post-cat-link psacp-post-cat-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"psacp-post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tongas-new-high-commissioner-to-australia-presents-credentials-to-the-governor-general\/\">Tonga&#8217;s new High Commissioner to Australia presents credentials to the Governor General<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-meta psacp-post-meta-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"psacp-post-meta-data psacp-post-date\"><i class=\"psacp-fa fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i>06\/08\/2026<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"psacp-post-slide psacp-post-14681 psacp-post-standard psacp-has-thumb\">\r\n\t<div class=\"psacp-post-carousel-content\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_1210-500x500.jpeg);\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"psacp-post-linkoverlay\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tonga-consul-general-attends-international-law-regional-security-seminar\/\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-cats\"><a class=\"psacp-post-cat-link psacp-post-cat-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"psacp-post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tonga-consul-general-attends-international-law-regional-security-seminar\/\">Tonga Consul-General Attends International Law &#038; Regional Security Seminar<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-meta psacp-post-meta-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"psacp-post-meta-data psacp-post-date\"><i class=\"psacp-fa fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i>06\/08\/2026<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"psacp-post-slide psacp-post-14781 psacp-post-standard psacp-has-thumb\">\r\n\t<div class=\"psacp-post-carousel-content\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/488014710_1073548258150754_8341424716081668766_n-500x500.jpg);\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"psacp-post-linkoverlay\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tonga-consul-general-visits-historic-coliseu-dos-recreios-in-lisbon\/\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-cats\"><a class=\"psacp-post-cat-link psacp-post-cat-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"psacp-post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tonga-consul-general-visits-historic-coliseu-dos-recreios-in-lisbon\/\">Tonga Consul-General visits historic Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-meta psacp-post-meta-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"psacp-post-meta-data psacp-post-date\"><i class=\"psacp-fa fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i>06\/08\/2026<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"psacp-post-slide psacp-post-14768 psacp-post-standard psacp-has-thumb\">\r\n\t<div class=\"psacp-post-carousel-content\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_1152-500x500.jpeg);\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"psacp-post-linkoverlay\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tonga-consul-general-calls-on-the-secretary-general-of-the-city-of-lisbon\/\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-cats\"><a class=\"psacp-post-cat-link psacp-post-cat-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"psacp-post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tonga-consul-general-calls-on-the-secretary-general-of-the-city-of-lisbon\/\">Tonga Consul-General calls on the Secretary General of the City of Lisbon<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-meta psacp-post-meta-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"psacp-post-meta-data psacp-post-date\"><i class=\"psacp-fa fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i>04\/08\/2026<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"psacp-post-slide psacp-post-14672 psacp-post-standard psacp-has-thumb\">\r\n\t<div class=\"psacp-post-carousel-content\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_0968-500x500.jpg);\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"psacp-post-linkoverlay\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tonga-consul-general-attends-moroccos-throne-day-celebrations-2026-in-lisbon\/\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-cats\"><a class=\"psacp-post-cat-link psacp-post-cat-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"psacp-post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/tonga-consul-general-attends-moroccos-throne-day-celebrations-2026-in-lisbon\/\">Tonga Consul-General Attends Morocco\u2019s Throne Day Celebrations 2026 in Lisbon<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-meta psacp-post-meta-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"psacp-post-meta-data psacp-post-date\"><i class=\"psacp-fa fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i>31\/07\/2026<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"psacp-post-slide psacp-post-14896 psacp-post-standard psacp-has-thumb\">\r\n\t<div class=\"psacp-post-carousel-content\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/763831729_909105452240280_9109131794806512674_n.png-500x500.jpeg);\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"psacp-post-linkoverlay\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/new-british-high-commissioner-presents-credentials-to-the-king-of-tonga\/\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-cats\"><a class=\"psacp-post-cat-link psacp-post-cat-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"psacp-post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/new-british-high-commissioner-presents-credentials-to-the-king-of-tonga\/\">New British High Commissioner presents credentials to The King of Tonga<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"psacp-post-meta psacp-post-meta-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"psacp-post-meta-data psacp-post-date\"><i class=\"psacp-fa fa-regular fa-clock\"><\/i>30\/07\/2026<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"psacp-post-slide psacp-post-14654 psacp-post-standard psacp-has-thumb\">\r\n\t<div 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fa-clock\"><\/i>15\/07\/2026<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-764bf59 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"764bf59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/en\/news\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View all news<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fbe49d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0fbe49d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6dd8a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6dd8a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ce3d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42ce3d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Kingdom of Tonga<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36bb672 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36bb672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Kingdom of Tonga is a Polynesian country and archipelago compromised of 177 islands, of which 36 are inhabited. The total surface area is about 750 square kilometres scattered over 700,000 square kilometres across the southern Pacific Ocean.<\/p><p>The Kingdom of Tonga has a population of 108,000 people, of whom 70% reside on the main island of Tongatapu. Over 150,000 people of Tongan descent live in New Zealand, the United States of America and Australia.<\/p><p>Tonga stretches across approximately 800 kilometres in a north-south line direction. It is surrounded by the Republic of Fiji and Wallis and Futuna (France) to the northwest, Samoa to the northeast, Niue to the east (which is the nearest foreign territory), Kermadec (part of New Zealand) to the southwest, and New Caledonia (France) and the Republic of Vanuatu to the farther west. It is roughly 1,800 kilometres from New Zealand&#8217;s North Island.<\/p><p>Between 1900 and 1970, Tonga had a British protected state status, with the United Kingdom looking after its foreign affairs under a Treaty of Friendship. The country has never relinquished its sovereignty to any foreign power. In 2010, Tonga took a decisive step away from its traditional absolute monarchy and towards becoming a fully functioning Constitutional Monarchy, after legislative reforms paved the way for its first representative election.\u00a0<\/p><p>His Majesty King Tupou VI ascended the Throne in 2012 and is the current Head of State of Tonga and its sixth sovereign of the modern Tongan monarchy.<\/p><p>The current and 20th Prime Minister of Tonga is the Honourable Fatafehi Fakafanua, the 8th Lord Fakafanua. He was elected following the 2025 General Election and appointed by His Majesty The King on 18 December 2025.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b350558 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b350558\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4704518 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4704518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tonga-satellite-world-map.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-296\" alt=\"Consulate of the Kingdom of Tonga in Portugal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tonga-satellite-world-map.png 800w, https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tonga-satellite-world-map-300x249.png 300w, https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tonga-satellite-world-map-768x638.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e703ec2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e703ec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/honorary-consulate-kingdom-tonga_eng_small-v2-2026.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10178\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/honorary-consulate-kingdom-tonga_eng_small-v2-2026.png 600w, https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/honorary-consulate-kingdom-tonga_eng_small-v2-2026-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/tonga-gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/honorary-consulate-kingdom-tonga_eng_small-v2-2026-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M\u0100L\u014c E LELEI. Welcome to the Consulate-General of the Kingdom of Tonga to the Portuguese Republic Consular Support and Assistance to citizens of the Kingdom of Tonga in Portugal and theAutonomous Regions of Azores and Madeira M\u0100L\u014c E LELEI. 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