Twenty-one-gun salute ring out and formation jets path Brazil’s nationwide colors as UAE President Sheikh Mohamed greets Lula da Silva at presidential palace in Abu Dhabi.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has met the chief of the oil-rich United Arab Emirates [or UAE] as he arrived after a two-day go to to China.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan greeted Lula on the presidential palace in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, the place a 21-gun salute rang out and formation jets trailed Brazil’s nationwide colors.
Lula, who returned to energy in January after two phrases as president between 2003 and 2010, was performed the Brazilian nationwide anthem and inspected an honour guard.
He was as a result of attend an iftar — the day by day fast-breaking meal throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan — and can depart early on Sunday, officers stated.
The strategically positioned Gulf nation is Brazil’s second-largest buying and selling associate within the Middle East, based on the official WAM news company.
Bilateral commerce excluding oil merchandise totalled greater than 4 million {dollars} final yr, representing a 32-percent rise from 2021, WAM stated.
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O Brasil voltou a dialogar com o mundo!!!! Neste sábado (15), o presidente @lulaoficial e comitiva brasileira, em visita de Estado aos Emirados Árabes Unidos, foram recebidos pelo Xeique Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, presidente do país. #UniaoeReconstrucao pic.twitter.com/jdBnxv1r0f
— Governo do Brasil (@govbr) April 15, 2023
Lula criticises US, IMF in China
In Beijing, the place Lula sought to consolidate financial ties with Brazil’s primary buying and selling associate, he stated his nation was “back on the international stage” and able to mediate an finish to Russia’s warfare in Ukraine.
Lula additionally accused the United States of “encouraging” the warfare and stated it ought to “start talking about peace”.
He additionally criticised the outsize function of the US greenback in world financial system and lashed out on the International Monetary Fund [IMF].
“No bank should be asphyxiating countries’ economies the way the IMF is doing now with Argentina, or the way they did with Brazil for a long time and every third-world country,” he stated on Thursday.
Both China and Brazil have refused to hitch Western nations in imposing sanctions on Moscow for its offensive, and there are considerations within the West that each potential mediators are overly cosy with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The UAE has maintained a impartial stance within the battle.
Its monetary hub Dubai has attracted Russian professionals and businesspeople fleeing the influence of Western sanctions because the invasion in February 2022.
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