Portugal’s president has welcomed President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil on an official go to to Lisbon
LISBON — Portugal’s president welcomed President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil on an official go to Saturday, because the Brazilian chief seems to be to strengthen ties along with his nation’s pure companion within the European Union.
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa acquired Lula and Brazilian first woman Rosangela da Silva in an official ceremony on the Jeronimos Monastery in Lisbon. Portugal is dwelling to over 250,000 Brazilians, and a few have been readily available to cheer the visiting president.
The journey is Lula’s first to a European nation since he defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and gained a 3rd non-consecutive time period in October. Whereas in Portugal, the left-wing chief goals to goals to safe a couple of dozen agreements on commerce and migration.
Lula irritated leaders within the EU and the USA final weekend by stating that Ukraine and Russia had each chosen to go to conflict and that Western army support was fueling the battle. He additionally welcomed Russian International Minister Sergey Lavrov to Brasilia on Monday.
Lula has proposed {that a} group of countries together with Brazil and China mediate a peaceable decision to the conflict. After his feedback sparked sharp criticism from the White Home, he condemned the violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity.
Lula was anticipated to make use of his four-day go to to Portugal to ease tensions. The relaunch of a Portugal-Brazil summit, which was final held in 2016 throughout Lula’s second time period, was deliberate because the diplomatic spotlight of the journey.
The occasion would be the setting for the signing of 13 bilateral agreements, together with a cooperation deal between the house businesses of Brazil and Portugal.
Earlier than departing for Spain on Tuesday, Lula’s itinerary features a prize-giving ceremony on Monday to honor famend Brazilian musician Chico Buarque and a go to to Brazilian airline producer Embraer’s manufacturing facility close to Lisbon.
