Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday received a telephone call from the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. During the conversation, the two leaders agreed on a framework to strengthen cooperation in areas such as trade and technology, energy, defence, agriculture, health, and people-to-people ties. They also exchanged views on various regional and global issues of mutual interest. Both leaders agreed to remain in regular contact and reiterated their commitment to taking the India–Brazil strategic partnership to new heights.
PM Modi also took to his X account to share details of his conversation with the Brazilian President. He reiterated the importance of a strong, people-centric partnership between Global South nations that benefits everyone.
He wrote, “Had a good conversation with President Lula. Thanked him for making my visit to Brazil memorable and meaningful. We are committed to deepening our Strategic Partnership, including in trade, energy, tech, defence, health and more. A strong, people-centric partnership between Global South nations benefits everyone.”
PM Narendra Modi tweets, "Had a good conversation with President Lula. Thanked him for making my visit to Brazil memorable and meaningful. We are committed to deepening our Strategic Partnership, including in trade, energy, tech, defence, health and more. A strong, people-centric… pic.twitter.com/3TQ5QFCpek
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Earlier on July 6, PM Modi had met Brazilian President Lula da Silva during the 17th BRICS summit. He had stated that India and Brazil share a common approach in the fight against terrorism — “zero tolerance and zero double standards,” and the growing cooperation in defence between the two countries is a “symbol of deep mutual trust.” The leaders had discussed defence and security, agriculture, food and nutritional security, energy transformation and climate change, digital transformation, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies and industrial partnerships.
PM Modi said, “We share a common approach in the fight against terrorism — zero tolerance and zero double standards. We firmly believe that there is no place for double standards when it comes to terrorism. We strongly oppose both terrorism and those who support it.”
“Our growing cooperation in the field of defence reflects the deep mutual trust between our two countries. We will continue our efforts to connect our defence industries and strengthen this partnership further. Our collaboration in the fields of Artificial Intelligence and supercomputers is expanding. This reflects our shared vision for inclusive development and human-centric innovation,” he added.
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