Egypt invites Brazil's Lula to COP27
Published: 01 November ,2022: 09:42 PM GST
Updated: 01 November ,2022: 09:51 PM GST
Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures during a meeting with Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 31, 2022, a day after the latter reclaimed the presidency in a run-off election. (AFP)
UN climate summit host Egypt has invited incoming Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose victory over climate-sceptic Jair Bolsonaro has raised hopes for the battle against global warming. Election officials in Brazil on Sunday declared leftist Lula won in a run-off against his far-right rival.
A spokesperson for Lula -- who is not due to formally take office until January 1 -- told AFP that he “is considering going but has not yet made a decision.”
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Monday “I invite him (Lula) to come to Egypt to participate in the global climate summit COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh,” according to his own spokesman, Bassam Rady.
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