The president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has gone to Moscow to participate in the events of Victory Day and has held a bilateral meeting with his counterpart from Russia, Vladimir Putin, in which they have been located to improve commercial relations between the two countries.
“Our trade of just over 12,000 million dollars can be greatly expanded. We are interested in discussing the areas of defense, space, science and technology, education and, above all, the energy issue, “said the Brazilian president after the meeting with Putin, in a message from his account on the social network X.
The Brazilian president has claimed to be “Very interested” in the Russian energy sector and his experience with small nuclear centrals.
Brazil is from January 1 Annual President of the BRICS shiftsan organization that includes as full members to Russia, India, China or Saudi Arabia and Lula has been one of the 29 Heads of State who have traveled to Moscow for the commemoration of the 80 years of victory against Nazi Germany, in which they have also participated Xi Jinping, Nicolás Maduro or Alexander Lukashenko.
On the other hand, the Donald Trump’s tariff policy He had its prominence in the bilateral encounter and Lula has denounced that US tariffs “undermine the great idea of free trade, They undermine the great idea of strengthening multilateralism And, many times, they undermine respect for the sovereignty of the countries that we must have, “according to statements collected by Brazil agency.
As for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the president of Brazil has communicated to Putin that he maintains his commitment to peace and has argued that he will work “together with China and the group of friendly countries for find a solution to war in Ukraine. “
The Brazilian leader will leave the Russian capital to travel to China where he will participate in the summit between the Asian giant and the community of Latin American and Caribbean states (CELAC), where He will meet with the Chinese president, Xi Jinping.
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