Brazil to work toward Mercosur-UAE deal in coming months, Lula tells UAE president

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a signing ceremony for an addendum to the works on the Transnordestina railway, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil November 28, 2024. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo
Source: REUTERS

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told his Emirati counterpart on Monday that Brazil will work to seal a deal between South American trade bloc Mercosur and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in coming months.

Brazil's presidency said in a statement that Lula and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan spoke for about half an hour by phone on Monday, adding Lula expressed enthusiasm in the Mercosur region for an economic partnership with the UAE.

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