He will also meet with the Prime Ministers of Canada, Justin Trudeau; from the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer; from India, Narendra Modi; from Japan, Shigeru Ishiba; and from Vietnam, Pham Minh Chinh.
”These diplomatic meetings, which allow us to explore new opportunities for cooperation between peoples, are subject to last-minute modifications due to agenda issues,” said the SRE.
”The G20, the main forum for international economic cooperation, brings together the countries with the largest economies in the world. “The Member States meet annually to discuss economic, political and social initiatives,” the authority recalled.
The leaders of the world’s main economic powers will meet on Monday and Tuesday of next week at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, a forum where Brazil hopes to promote social progress in a bloc fractured by conflicts such as those in the Middle East and Ukraine. .
Despite the idyllic setting for the meeting, the Museum of Modern Art in Rio, overlooking the bay and Sugarloaf Mountain, will hardly be able to mitigate the growing geopolitical tensions. Furthermore, the recent failed attack against the Supreme Court in Brasilia, perpetrated by an individual who blew himself up with explosives last Wednesday, adds an atmosphere of uncertainty.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, leader of the global south and strategic ally of the West, will seek to use his renowned diplomatic experience to promote multilateralism, despite the challenges posed by Donald Trump’s reelection in the United States. The return of the Republican anticipates a turn towards isolationism and potential trade wars starting in 2025.
-With information from the AFP.
