Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva came to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Wednesday, his final stop on his trip to the Middle East, the first ever by a Brazilian head of state. Lula arrived in Amman with his wife, First Lady Marisa Leticia Lula da Silva, and was greeted by King Abdullah II and Queen Rania.
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After an official welcoming ceremony and an inspection of the troops, the foursome went inside for talks.
The King and the President concentrated mainly on the stalling Mideast peace process, which Lula hopes he could bring a different viewpoint to the table. Before his departure, he said in an interview that the Middle East needs “someone with neutrality to speak the truth to the Israelis, to tell the truth to Palestinians, Iranians, Syrians, and whoever wants to hear the truth.”
According to a palace statement, Abdullah and Lula’s discussion “reviewed regional developments and ways to overcome the hurdles preventing Palestinian-Israeli peace talks based on a two-state solution from advancing.”
Later, their two delegations joined in for talks to “examine ways of developing bilateral economic relations, particularly in the energy and technology fields,” it added.
The President will be in Jordan until tomorrow. He will visit the ancient city of Petra before returning to Brazil.
Before coming to Jordan, President Lula visited Israel and the Palestinian territories.
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