“Brazil calls on the international community to urgently take concrete steps to support the country, in particular through the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2699,” a note from the Foreign Ministry reads.
“The US and Brazil are doing so many important things together. We’re working together bilaterally, regionally, globally. It’s a very important partnership,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared.
Official engagements begin tomorrow (Feb. 15), when he should meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, sign bilateral documents, and make a statement to the press.
On Wednesday, the Brazilian representation in Ramallah, in the West Bank, carried out another stage of operation Voltando em Paz (“Returning in Peace”) and rescued 33 Brazilians who had expressed an interest in leaving the region.
Lula has spearheaded efforts to help the neighboring country, in a bid to prevent a drop in Brazilian exports. Last month in Japan, he talked to IMF Director-General Kristalina Georgieva about Argentina’s economic landscape and sought support from BRICS.