Brazilian President Lula da Silva accepts invitation to visit Sri Lanka

President of Brazil, Lula da Silva has accepted the invitation extended by his Sri Lankan counterpart to visit Sri Lanka, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Brazil said in a press release.

President of Brazil, Lula da Silva has accepted the invitation extended by his Sri Lankan counterpart to visit Sri Lanka, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Brazil said in a press release.

This was remarked by Secretary for Asia and Pacific of the Brazilian Foreign Affairs Ministry, Ambassador Eduardo Paes Saboia during the 76th anniversary of Independence Day reception held at the Sri Lankan embassy recently.

Ambassador Saboia further stated that President Lula da Silva is enthusiastic to undertake his official visit to Sri Lanka in due course.

He recalled the constructive interactions that the leaders of Sri Lanka and Brazil had in Dubai on the sidelines of COP28 in December 2023, adding that there will be more opportunities to further strengthen bonds of friendship and cooperation between the two nations in 2024.

In his address, the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Brazil Sumith Dassanayake highlighted the significant elevation of relations between Sri Lanka and Brazil since holding the first round of Political Consultations in November 2022.

As a result, a high-level technical team from Brazil undertook an official visit to Sri Lanka in June 2023 with a view to providing Brazilian technical assistance for the development and capacity building of Sri Lanka’s Dairy and Sugarcane industries.

The relevant Agreement is to be signed shortly between the Embassy and the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) in Brasilia implementing the above proposal.