The President of Brazil said this Saturday, after the end of the 13th Portuguese-Brazilian summit, that he “really wants” to go to Africa “to renegotiate negotiations”, but he will not go without first talking to Portugal, a “great ally country” in relations with this continent.
Recalling that the Brazilian people are a mixture of European peoples, starting with the Portuguese, with Indians and blacks who were taken to Brazil for 350 years, Lula said: “These people taught us to speak, sing, cook food.” .
“Therefore, I am very grateful to Africa and often visit this continent,” he added, given that Brazil cannot pay this debt to Africans in cash.
“That’s why we have to pay with solidarity, brotherhood, knowledge transfer, science and technology and aid,” he elaborated, referring to some of the projects he carried out in African countries, such as a school in Mozambique, during his previous mandates.
And that is why he wants to return to Africa to “talk”.
But it “goes through the conversation with Portugal because Portugal is a big ally in this relationship,” he stressed.
His speech after the summit between the two countries ended on this topic, from which he said he left “happy, happy” but still regretting not being able to eat cod, in his ironic tone.
Brazilian President Lula da Silva arrived in Lisbon on Friday for an official visit to Portugal with a busy agenda that included a Portuguese-Brazilian summit discussing the immigrant community as well as the aviation business on the horizon.
Lula da Silva will be in Portugal until April 25, the day he leaves for Madrid, and he will have a delegation with a “significant number” that includes several ministers, including culture, transport, health, defense, science and technology. racial equality and human rights. and citizenship rights.
On Friday, Lula da Silva had no agenda. Thus, the program of the visit began this Saturday with a welcome ceremony with military honors in Lisbon’s Praça do Imperio, followed by another short ceremony at the Jeronimos Monastery, with the laying of a wreath at the tomb of Luis de Camões.
Dozens of enthusiastic supporters awaited Lula da Silva in Jeronimos, as well as some of the Brazilians who had always supported Brazil’s former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro.
After that, he met with his Portuguese counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Souza at the Belém Palace, followed by an extended meeting of the delegations and lunch with the Prime Minister of Portugal.
In the afternoon, another important event on the agenda took place at the Belem Cultural Center – the 13th Portuguese-Brazilian Summit.
The day ends with a state dinner hosted by the President of Portugal at the Ajuda Palace.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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