Brazil backs Spain's inclusion in G-20
Thursday, August 6, 2009 @ 12:47 PM
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva offered his full support in Brasilia on Wednesday for Spain's bid to become a permanent member of the G-20 organization that comprises the world's leading developed and developing nations.
Spain's deputy prime minister, María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, thanked Lula for his support when she met with him in Brasilia at the end of her visit to the giant South American nation.
The international economy and prospects for September's G-20 summit in Pittsburgh dominated her discussions with the president, Fernández de la Vega said at a press conference.
She cited Brazil's backing for Spain's presence at last November's G-20 gathering in Washington and at the group's April meeting in London, as well as Lula's endorsement for making the Iberian nation a full-fledged member.
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