Obama, Lula
Reaffirm development of U.S.-Latin America
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Obama, Lula
Reaffirm development of U.S.-Latin America
Ties
Washington - U.S. President Barack
Obama welcomed his Brazilian counterpart
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the White House
on Saturday and the two leaders reaffirmed
the development of the ties between the
United States and Latin America.
"We have a very strong friendship between
the two countries, but we can always make it
stronger," Obama told Lula.
During the meeting at the Oval Office, Obama
praised Brazil as a "progressive" and
"forward looking" leader in the world, and
said that he was looking forward to the
visit to the country soon.
Lula, as the first Latin American leader
visiting the White House, told Obama that
the new American government has a "unique
and exceptional position to improve
relationships with Latin America."
He also expressed wishes to cooperate with
the United States to push forward with the
WTO's Doha round of global trade talks.
The two leaders were also expected to meet
next month at the G20 economic summit in
London, Britain, where they will discuss
issues including financial crisis, climate
change and other diplomatic issues.
Assistant Secretary of State for Western
Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon said
earlier this week that Lula's visit was a
sign of increasingly warm ties between
Brazil and the United States.
"This, from our point of view, is a great
opportunity for the United States to build
on an important relationship that we have
with Brazil," he told reporters, noting an
established relationship between the two
countries on alternative energy sources.
The two countries would also expand their
cooperation on climate change and
environmental protection that takes place
not only in Latin America, but also in
Africa and other parts of the developed
world, he added.
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