Within the framework of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s visit to the Asian giant, the Secretary of Industry and Productive Development, José de Mendiguren, considered a joint agenda among the three countries vital.
In recent days, the president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, was received by his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on an official visit to Beijing, to deepen relations between the two countries.
The summit raised the level of the alliance between China and Brazil after Lula’s return to the presidency on January 1 and resulted in the signing of 15 agreements between governments, 20 between companies from both countries and a drive to reduce dependence on the US dollar from bilateral trade and to form a peace club to stop the war in Ukraine.
In 2009, during Lula’s second consecutive term, China displaced the US as Brazil’s main trading partner, and since then the relationship has grown with the export profile of raw materials, which is why Lula said he was looking for investments to create innovations with value. aggregate in Brazilian soil.
From the Argentine government they seek to form a trinomial together with both countries. “I deeply believe in the integration of Argentina and Brazil with respect to China,” expressed the opinion of the Secretary of Industry and Productive Development, José Ignacio de Mendiguren, about the need for a joint dialogue between the three countries so that the link is more fruitful.
In dialogue with the CGTN, De Mendiguren listed the different opportunities they have: “Brazil and Argentina together produce almost 30% of the world’s vegetable protein. Brazil is the second largest producer of iron ore in the world. Argentina today has the second shale gas field in the world, the fourth shale oil field in the world, it has one of the most important regions in the world for lithium phosphate production, and we have water, which is very important in that strategy.” “I think we are very complementary,” closed the official.
Source: Ambito
