The Secretary-General of the Socialist Party (PS), Pedro Nuno Santos, stated on Tuesday that he "supports the Government's decision" to locate the future airport in Alcochete, announced today by the Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro. "I never had any doubts that Alcochete was the best location for the future airport," he said at the party's headquarters, adding: "We welcome the decision." According to Pedro Nuno Santos, "the Socialist Party supports the Government's decision to follow the recommendations of the Independent Technical Commission (CTI)", stressing that "a future PS government will never question this decision, which is the correct one." Recalling the time when he was Minister of Infrastructure, in the Government led by former Prime Minister António Costa, when it was decided to go ahead with a new airport in Alcochete, the Secretary-General of the Socialist Party considered: "Two years ago, when I made that decision, it was not reckless, the country had already spent 50 years studying locations." He continued: "The decision had already been studied, so there were conditions to decide in a thoughtful way the location of the airport. We knew that Alcochete was the best decision." Pedro Nuno Santos ended his speech by reiterating the "unequivocal support of the Socialist Party" for this decision and leaving a "personal congratulation for being able to move forward with the solution in Alcochete." The Government approved and announced, this Tuesday, the location of the new airport. At a press conference with the Minister of Infrastructure and Housing of Portugal, Prime Minister Luís Montenegro conveyed the decision taken at the Council of Ministers: it will be in Alcochete and is called Luís de Camões Airport. It should be recalled that the Independent Technical Commission (CTI) published on March 11 the final report of the strategic environmental assessment of the new airport, maintaining the recommendation of a single solution in Alcochete or Vendas Novas. The PSD decided to set up an internal working group to analyze the location, after having agreed with the PS to set up a CTI to carry out the strategic environmental assessment. Luís Montenegro guaranteed, before being elected Prime Minister, that the decision would be made "in the first days" of the Government in office. [News updated at 8:33 pm] Also Read: Government chooses Alcochete as the new location for the new Airport (Portuguese version)