Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Brasil/EEUU.- Obama will visit Brazil in March to meet with Rousseff

BRASILIA, 25th U.S. President, Barack Obama will make his first official visit to Brazil next March to meet with the president Dilma Rousseff, a meeting with the White House will seek closer ties with this nation, which emerging as one of the economic promises in the world. The travel date has not yet been confirmed by Washington, as reported on Tuesday the official Agencia Brasil.

The agenda includes topics ranging from cash transfer programs to energy issues, foreign trade, human rights, climate change, sustainable development and financial crisis. Obama will arrive in Brasilia accompanied by a delegation comprising representatives of Treasury, State Department and officials of national security, energy and environment, accurate Agencia Brasil.

"In economic terms one of the main issues will be the depreciation of U.S. currency generated by unilateral measures, including the United States" to strengthen the international economy, but that causes global imbalance, "says the agency. Rousseff planned to go to the United States between 12 and 18 March, but the trip was canceled due to scheduling problems, has revealed the newspaper 'Folha.

" Rousseff had invited Obama to visit Washington, but the then president-elect decided to postpone the invitation to stay in Brazil organizing everything related to his inauguration and first days in office. According to "Folha", his predecessor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, advised not to travel to the U.S.

at that time. During the government of Lula, Brazil tried to mediate in the international community over Iran's nuclear program, which earned him strong criticism from several countries and led to some tension in relations with the White House. Rousseff advisers have told Reuters they see America as an important partner in times of global economic uncertainty, especially as tensions grow between Brazil and China over Beijing's trade practices.

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