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Joint Statement on the Occasion of the Visit by President George W. Bush to
Brazil
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
November 6, 2005

Joint Statement on the Occasion of the Visit by President George W. Bush to
Brazil


˙˙˙˙˙Trip to Latin America: Brazil

November 5-6, 2005

1. Presidents George W. Bush and Luiz InĄcio Lula da Silva underscored the
increasingly strong and close ties that Brazil and the United States enjoy,
based on common values and objectives, including the promotion of
democracy, development, economic growth, trade liberalization,
international security and combating terrorism. They recognized the link
between development, peace, security, human rights and social justice. They
reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen the bilateral
relationship based on these principles and to deepen the two nations'
ongoing strategic dialogue on democracy, development, and other key shared
priorities.

2. The Presidents underscored the priority that both governments attach to
reforming the United Nations to make it more effective and attuned to
present day realities. They agreed to work together on issues such as
management reform and the creation of a Human Rights Council and a
Peacebuilding Commission. They further committed to coordinate closely on
the issue of Security Council reform, which they agreed was an important
component of reform. They also reaffirmed their commitment to fighting
hunger and poverty, promoting democratic values and fostering economic
development and emphasized the importance of implementing the Monterrey
Consensus on Financing for Development and the Millennium Development
Goals.

3. They agreed to work together within the Community of Democracies to
promote improved governance, regional and trans-regional dialogues,
development and poverty alleviation. Brazil and the United States also
agreed to make greater efforts to cooperate in the promotion of equal
opportunity, democratic values and diversity in the workforce, taking into
account the multiethnic and multicultural nature of their societies.

4. The Presidents also reaffirmed their commitment to working to ensure a
positive outcome at the WTO Ministerial Conference, to be held in Hong Kong
in December 2005 as well as the successful conclusion of the Doha Round by
the end of 2006. In this context, President Lula welcomed the statement
delivered by President Bush in the 2005 UN High Level Plenary Meeting,
reaffirming that the United States is ready to eliminate all tariffs,
subsidies and other barriers to the free flow of goods and services as
other nations do the same.

5. The Presidents noted with satisfaction the growth of bilateral trade and
investment between the U.S and Brazil. They committed themselves to
encourage the public and private sectors of their respective countries to
increase and diversify the bilateral flows of goods and services. To this
end, they expressed their hope to substantially increase trade by 2010.

6. Reaffirming the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual
Property Rights (TRIPS), they acknowledged that the protection and
enforcement of intellectual property rights should contribute to the
promotion of technological innovation and to the transfer and dissemination
of technology, and to a balance of rights and obligations, to the mutual
advantage of producers and users of technological knowledge and in a manner
conducive to social and economic welfare. The leaders agreed to promote
innovation and technological advancement by providing strong intellectual
property protection and effective enforcement of intellectual property
rights. The Presidents also reaffirmed the Doha Declaration on Trips and
Public Health.

7. They agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation to combat the narcotics
trade, trafficking in wildlife, terrorism, and money laundering, with an
emphasis on information sharing between the two countries' financial
intelligence units and the design of mechanisms to recover assets derived
from transnational crimes.

8. As Co-Chairs of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) process, the
Presidents noted the importance of continuing efforts to promote trade
liberalization and reaffirmed their commitment to the FTAA process, based
on the Miami framework, and look forward to a hemispheric meeting for the
timely resumption of the negotiations. They also observed that the efforts
towards integration in South America, such as Mercosur and the South
American Community of Nations (CASA), are important tools for the promotion
of prosperity, stability and democracy in the region. Likewise, they noted
that closer ties between South American countries also contribute to the
objective of regional integration in Latin America and the Americas as a
whole.

9. The two Presidents stated their intent to work together to address
specific challenges facing the Americas and other regions. Presidents Bush
and Lula expressed support for working in partnership with Africans to
promote peace, democracy and prosperity across the continent of Africa.

10. With regard to health, they recognized the need to provide greater
structure to the bilateral dialogue and expressed the desire to carry out
joint activities to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis; to develop
strategies for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases; and
to address the threat of avian influenza.

11. The Presidents expressed their commitment to ensure that political
stability, democracy, and development take firm root in Haiti. Brazil and
the United States closely follow the development of the electoral process
in Haiti and express their confidence that a new democratically elected
President will take office on February 7, 2006.

12. The Presidents noted with satisfaction the activities of the working
groups on economic growth, agriculture and energy established in June 2003,
as well as the Consultative Mechanism on Trade and Investment established
in 2001. The Presidents also committed to intensify existing dialogues and
cooperation in science and technology, education, the environment, and
promotion of trade and investment. They agreed to:

 1. convene the Joint Commission provided for in the 1984 Bilateral
    Agreement relating to Cooperation in Science and Technology and
    reinvigorate medium- and long-term activities in areas such as earth,
    atmospheric, and space sciences, health, biodiversity, and agriculture;

 2. renew the current Memorandum of Understanding, continuing the
    "Partnership in Education;"

 3. elevate current dialogue on the protection of the environment and
    sustainable management of natural resources; and

 4. establish an informal consultative mechanism between the Ministry of
    Development, Industry, and Trade and the Department of Commerce.

13. The Presidents reaffirmed their friendship and their commitment to
further strengthening ties between the two nations to foster freedom,
democracy, security and prosperity.

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