NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addressed a joint press conference in the national capital.
Three MoUs were exchanged between the two government namely the MoU Joint Declaration On Digital Partnership for Future, the MoU on Cooperation in areas of Rare Earth and Critical Minerals and the MoU for Cooperation in the field of Mining in the Steel Supply Chain.
“My dear friend Modi, it is a reason of happiness for me to return to this country for the sixth time. The meeting between India and Brazil is a meeting of superlatives. We are not just the two biggest democracies of the Global South. This is a meeting of a digital superpower with a renewable energy superpower. We are both mega diverse countries and hubs of the cultural industry and we both defend multilateralism and peace,” President Lula da Silva said sharing how happy he was to be in the country.
“This shows the synchrony and mutual trust that binds us together. A few months ago, in July last year, I had the honour of hosting my friend Modi in Brasilia. His visit was a milestone. On that occasion, we restructured the bilateral cooperation agenda in five areas…We signed several agreements that provide concrete quality to our cooperation in these areas,” he added.
President Lula highlighted that India and Brazil’s voice were crucial especially in the context of changing geopolitics.
“A turbulent global scenario requires our countries to strengthen and deepen our strategic dialogue…India and Brazil are crucial voices at the UN, the WTO and G20 are partners in building a multilateral governance which is more just, peaceful, and governed by international law.
