"The Government remains committed to holding the event, in this and future editions, and will do everything to ensure that the initiative goes as planned", says a statement from the Ministry of Economy and the Sea.

The statement comes after several companies announced cancelling their participation in the technology summit, which is taking place in Lisbon, following statements by the leader of the Web Summit, Paddy Cosgrave, about the conflict in the Gaza Strip, who has since resigned from his position.