Russia, Brazil Sign Bilateral
Agreements
MOSCOW - Russia and Brazil signed on Friday
an action plan, a joint declaration and
another five documents at the end of
official talks between Presidents Dmitry
Medvedev and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
The action plan to implement the strategic
partnership between both countries contains
the fundamental fields of cooperation to
make a qualitative leap in bilateral trade,
including aerospace, high technology and
energy.
Medvedev and Lula da Silva inked the joint
statement, dedicated to the 65th anniversary
of the victory over fascism in WWII,
celebrated last Sunday and of special
significance to both states.
Brazil was part of the anti-Hitler alliance
in WWII, sending nearly 25,000 troops to the
Western Front to fight the fascist Axis.
Russian Secretary of the National Security
Council Nikolai Patrushev and Brazilian
Foreign Minister Celso Amorim signed the
inter-governmental agreement to guarantee
the protection of IT and Communications
security.
The parties also signed an agreement on
mutual protection of copyright and other
results of intellectual activity used or
received as part of technical-military
cooperation.
They also agreed on a science and technology
collaboration program for 2010-2012 and a
plan for political consultations between
their Foreign ministries.
The two states signed a memorandum between
the Federal Customs Service of Russia and
the Brazilian Ministry of Development,
Industry and Foreign Trade regarding
cooperation, data exchange and mutual
assistance within the Generalized System of
Preferences.
Moscow and Brasilia are seeking ways for
Brazil to take part in the Russian global
satellite communication system GLONASS,
according to official sources.
Russia and Brazil are also implementing a
joint project to develop communication
satellites while experts from both states
work to modernize the VLS-1 carrier rockets. |
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