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Article: Lula da Silva vows to pursue free trade with United States; Brazil's new president will be 'tough'.(BUSINESS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- December 11, 2002
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Byline: Jeffrey Sparshott, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Brazil's president-elect, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, yesterday pressed an aggressive economic agenda that includes regional integration and free trade with the United States.
But Mr. Lula da Silva, in Washington to meet President Bush for the first time since he was elected in October, cautioned that talks on a hemisphere-wide Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) would not be easy and would not be simply on U.S. terms.
"I told President Bush we will be very tough, as tough as the Americans are in the negotiations, but when we come to an agreement, we will be loyal in our commitment. This is how I ...