Brazil's Lula begins Saudi visit

Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday for talks with Saudi King Abdullah and other top officials.

The first Brazilian president ever to visit the Middle Eastern oil powerhouse, Lula was to sign a number of bilateral agreements on political, commercial and cultural relations, according to a Brazilian press official.

He could also discuss Brazil’s desire to gain a permanent seat on a revamped UN Security Council, he said. The Saudis will have talks with their Brazilian counterparts on proposals to invest in farming in Brazil.
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