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Lula to Visit Fidel in Cuba Next Week
Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit
Radio Havana Cuba
http://www.radiohc.cu/ingles/portada.htm
Brazilian President to Visit Fidel Castro Next Week
Brasilia, January 9 (RHC)-Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
is scheduled to visit his Cuban counterpart Fidel Castro next week
after attending the swearing in ceremony of Guatemala's President elect
Alvaro Colom.
Lula will travel to Guatemala Sunday, afterwards will visit Cuba on
Monday on an official visit, according to a government spokesperson.
During one day visit, the Brazilian Head of State will meet with
authorities, sign bilateral agreements and visit the Cuban leader.
Government sources had indicated that the Brazilian state oil company,
Petrobras was reportedly interested in signing an agreement for oil
exploration in Cuban waters.
Petrobras carried out oil explorations between 1998 and 2001 without
success and send last year a delegation to Havana to talk with Cuba's
oil firm, Cupet.
This will be the second trip for Lula to Cuba after he travelled to the
island in September of 2003. In that occasion, the Brazilian leader
signed cooperation agreements in the fields of finances, agriculture,
health and tourism.
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