Bolivia, Brazil to establish ‘economic diplomacy’ during Lula visit, government says

Hours after Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived in Bolivia, the government announced that bilateral meetings would take place in the following areas: Agribusiness, energy transition and lithiumestablish “economic diplomacy” between the two countries.

Bolivian Deputy Prime Minister Elmer Catarina said the Brazilian president would arrive with a business delegation. “We have an integrationist mission, but beyond that We propose economic diplomacy Because there is a difference for a president to just talk about economic issues and for him to come with a whole business mission,” he said in an interview with Bolivian television.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, da Silva will arrive at Viru Viru Airport on Monday evening. He will be accompanied by a The delegation consisted of ministers and more than 100 entrepreneurs.

On Tuesday morning, the two presidents will hold a private meeting, which will be followed by an expanded meeting of ministers from both governments. Brazilian president to meet with Bolivian businessmen and will participate in a forum to discuss education, energy and infrastructure issues.

According to the report from the Santa Cruz Business Federation (Fepsc), the Brazilian delegation will discuss innovations in the following areas: livestock, changes in the energy matrix and the development of strategic minerals. The meeting will be held at the Marriott Hotel.

Catarina reported that after the presidential and ministerial meetings, A joint statement will be issued This will become a new roadmap for bilateral relations.

“This joint declaration means that they are a series of commitments in different areas, whether it is cooperation, we commit and approve in some way issues of interest to Bolivia and both countries. “We have set a date for our next meeting,” He explained.

The bilateral statement will also specifically mention Construction of the Guayaramerín-Guayaramerín binational bridge.

Representatives of state companies Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos (YLB) and Yacimientos Petrolófilos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) will also attend the meeting.

‘Lula’ Da Silva, now 78, came to Bolivia after a 15-year absence. He last arrived in the country in 2009. When he visited Villa Tunali, he met there with Evo Morales.

The Bolivian government has assured Brazil of its “full support” for the Bolivian president and the “defense of democracy” following the military attack on the Palacio Quemado, an event that the ruling party has positioned as a “failed coup d’etat.”