Friday, March 18, 2011

Brazil urges U.S. to support its candidacy for membership of the UN

BRASILIA, 18 Mar. (Reuters) - Foreign Minister of Brazil, Antonio Patriota, has considered the United States should support the inclusion of Brazil as a permanent member of the Security Council United Nations, given its growing international clout . These statements are part of the imminent arrival in the country the U.S.

president, Barack Obama, as part of his tour of the region. "It's a decision to be taken at the highest level U.S. government, in other words, Obama. We are waiting here with positive expectations," Patriota said, referring to the petition filed by the administration of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva .

In defense of this appointment in favor of Brazil, the chancellor said its spectacular economic growth of recent years and its growing influence on the international scene, referring to his mediation in negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program. "Of the nine presidents who have visited Brazil, is now a U.S.

president to Brazil is in better political and economic conditions, with a higher international profile and active diplomacy. We want a partnership of equals," he said. In this sense, denied that the country is seen only as an economic partner, referring to statements made by Mike Froman, a senior adviser to Obama on international trade issues, which warned that the aim of this visit to the region was to promote U.S.

exports. However, Brazil also announced that Patriot will table some economic issues such as tariff barriers to Brazilian products, or the misalignment of the bilateral trade balance, with increased imports and lower exports, as grew stronger real.

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