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Lula recommends Obama meeting with Unasur

The Unasur meeting was called as a result of the growing concern in the region about a US-Colombia military agreement

The Brazilian Head of State promised to propose a meeting between the US Government and Unasur in order to clarify the issue of cooperation (Photo: Ricardo Stuckert / Efe)

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Brazilian President Luis Inácio "Lula" da Silva claimed to have talked to US President Barack Obama after discussing with his Colombian counterpart Álvaro Uribe the issue of military bases in Colombia.

The Brazilian Head of State promised to propose a meeting between the US Government and Unasur in order to clarify the issue of cooperation.

"It would be very important after the successful experience of this meeting that we could, at the G-20 or the United Nations, hold a meeting with President Obama to ascertain the US-Latin American relation," said Lula when taking the floor at the extraordinary summit of the Union of South American Nations held in Argentina.

The Unasur meeting was called as a result of the growing concern in the region about a US-Colombia military agreement.

Lula also defended the autonomy and sovereignty of the region.

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