Obama trip is a historic chance for U.S.-Brazil ties

[Bacchus39]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110315/pl_nm/us_brazil_obama

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Since taking office on New Year's Day, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has told a procession of surprised American visitors over coffee that she wants to end a decade of mistrust and build a new strategic alliance with the United States.

The shift, which initially shocked U.S. and Brazilian diplomats, is behind President Barack Obama's hastily planned visit to Brazil this week. Both sides see a historic chance to bring the Western Hemisphere's two heavyweights closer together with major implications for energy, trade and defense.

The issues that pushed the two apart -- trade disputes, Brazil's growing clout in global affairs and its ties with Iran and other anti-U.S. governments -- haven't gone away.

But economic changes, including the rise of China and stubbornly high U.S. unemployment, have forced new priorities on Obama and Rousseff, and both sides seem convinced they need each other more than ever.


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Rousseff said she wants to work with Obama to reverse a relative decline in bilateral trade in the last few years, and explore other initiatives that she said could help Brazil become a middle-class country by the end of this decade.




I didn't see anything about Zelaya on the agenda. Compare this article with one that was recentlyly posted regarding Obama's trip.

[naaman fletcher]

1. yeah but its from Rotters

On the other hand, apparently the miami hurled can be trusted now.