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With French Technology
Brazilian President
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Brazil To Build Military
Submarines, Helicopters
With French Technology
Rio de Janeiro -
Brazilian President Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva and
French President Nicolas
Sarkozy signed on
Tuesday an agreement for
the building in Brazil
of five submarines,
including one
nuclear-propelled, and
50 helicopters for the
Brazilian Armed Forces
with French technology.
As part of the
French-Brazilian
Strategic Partnership's
Action Plan, the two
countries also signed
agreements in the
aerospace, educational
and biodiversity areas.
The two countries also
agreed to stimulate the
integration between
Brazil and neighboring
French Guyana, which
includes the
construction of a bridge
over the Oiapoque River,
an old project.
"The only possibility of
French Guyana developing
itself is by connecting
itself to this powerful
nation that Brazil is,"
said President Sarkozy
at a press conference
that followed the
agreements' signing.
A consortium of
Brazilian Helibras and
French Eurocopter will
build the 50 helicopters
in Minas Gerais and Rio
de Janeiro states. The
first batch of
helicopters will be
delivered to the
Brazilian military in
2010.
The agreement for the
construction of the four
conventional Scorpene
submarines and the
nuclear-propelled one
includes the
construction of a
shipyard and a naval
military base in Brazil.
"The agreement will
allow our navy to have
top-notch equipment to
better patrol our
extensive coast," said
President Lula, adding
that the agreement's
main goal is the
protection of Brazil's
deep-water offshore oil
fields.
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