The Prime Minister, Benvinda Levi, said today that the country will know how to deal with financial issues in the face of the suspension of support from the United States of America.

"It's a big challenge because US support was extremely important, particularly in social areas. So we will have to see, with our resources, how we can redirect some resources to these areas, so that they are not left without any structure to develop their activities," he said.

Speaking on the sidelines of the swearing-in of the new police commander, Levi said that the biggest impact of the suspension of American aid would be in the health sector.

"The main areas would be health. The main support is for health, but there are other sectors that have less significant support," he said.

Every year, the country receives around 400 million dollars from the US, of which 300 million are for the health sector, which earmarks 250 million for the fight against HIV/AIDS. 

Despite this, the Prime Minister played down the decision by Donald Trump's government, not least because the final decision on the suspension measure has a deadline of 85 days. During this period, the US will be reviewing the contracts to determine whether they are in line with the Trump administration's interests.

"The US has said they're going to suspend it. So we have to wait because they've given us ninety days. There's no point in anticipating. In the meantime, we're managing internally. We've had other worrying situations and we've managed to cope. And I believe that this time we will also manage with our internal resources," he said.