Kazakhstan and Brazil can together contribute to strengthening favorable geopolitical situation in world - Lula da Silva

The ambassadors of 17 countries including Bahrain, Oman, Latvia, Lithuania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the UAE presented their credentials as well. President Lula da Silva gave a luncheon in honor of new ambassadors.

The President exchanged opinions with the Kazakh diplomat on the issues of Kazakh-Brazilian cooperation. The sides noted considerable potential for increasing cooperation. They also discussed the international problems and noted that Kazakhstan and Brazil had similar approaches to their solution. "Kazakhstan and Brazil, as leaders in their regions, can together make a significant contribution to strengthening favorable geopolitical situation in the world", the Brazilian President said.

Ambassador Idrissov also held meetings with Brazilian Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade Miguel Jorge and Deputy Foreign Minister Roberto Jaguaribe. The parties considered all spheres of bilateral relations, particularly economic and business cooperation.

The sides confirmed mutual interest and readiness to continue joint work on implementation of the existing prospects of cooperation both in bilateral and multilateral formats. It was noted that opening of Kazakhstan's representation in Brazil could significantly help realize these purposes.