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Article: Bush, Lula da Silva to meet to 'build a positive agenda'; Technology, energy, health, education to be discussed.(WORLD)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- June 20, 2003
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Byline: Sharon Behn, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Brazil's leftist rags-to-riches leader, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is to meet with President Bush today, becoming the first leader who opposed the war in Iraq to be officially received in Washington.
The White House meeting has been billed as a feel-good summit between the two heads of state, who first met in December 2002 and, despite their considerable political differences, appear to have hit it off.
"The idea is to build on what we have and discuss a framework for the future," said Brazil's ambassador to the United States, Rubens Antonio Barbosa. "They will discuss new priority areas like ...