The President of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, spoke by telephone this Thursday (16) with the President of the European Commission, the executive body of the European Union, Ursula Von der Leyen, in the midst of negotiations between the two parties to unlock the trade agreement between the European bloc and Mercosur.
On social media, Von der Leyen spoke of strengthening the bilateral relationship. “Good connection with President Lula. We are both committed to strengthening the European Union-Brazil partnership, notably taking the Mercosur agreement to the finish line and intensifying our joint fight against deforestation. I am looking forward to visiting Brazil soon”, wrote the president of the European Commission.
Good call with President @LulaOficial
We are both keen on strengthening the 🇪🇺🇧🇷 partnership, notably by getting the Mercosur agreement across the finish line and stepping up our joint fight against deforestation.
Looking forward to visiting Brazil soon.
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) February 16, 2023
Lula responded to the post and stated that Von der Leyen will be “very well received”. “We are going to reinforce the partnerships between Brazil and the European Union for the strengthening of our economies and the advance of common causes for the construction of a better world”, added the Brazilian president.
It will be very well received. We will strengthen partnerships between Brazil and the European Union to strengthen our economies and advance common causes for building a better world. https://t.co/18Sth4q1OD
— Lula (@LulaOficial) February 16, 2023
The trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur has already been approved, but ratification is blocked in the parliaments of European nations due to criticism of the Brazilian environmental policy adopted during the government of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Lula has already ordered his diplomatic assistants to negotiate the release of the agreement with the improvement of the Brazilian environmental indices registered as early as January.
Source: CNN Brasil
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