- Title: Brazil's Bolsonaro thanks China for "recognising our sovereignty" of Amazon
- Date: 25th October 2019
- Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (OCTOBER 25, 2019) (AGENCY POOL) FORUM IN PROGRESS BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO STANDING UP AND WALKING TO PODIUM (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO, SAYING: "I want to thank the (Chinese) ambassador in Brazil for his words in recognising our sovereignty in the Amazon region, recently at the occasion of the G7 meeting. Many thanks to the Chinese government, to us this public recognition has no price and for his kind words on such an important region for the world and for Brazil." BOSLONARO SPEAKING WITH OFFICIAL
- Embargoed: 8th November 2019 08:51
- Keywords: Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro Amazon China sovereignty
- Location: BEIJING, CHINA
- City: BEIJING, CHINA
- Country: China
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001B2LGCHZ
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro thanked China on Friday (October 25) for recognising Brazil's 'sovereignty' over the Amazon during a speech at a business forum in Beijing.
Speaking at the Brazil-China Business Seminar, Bolsonaro said the public recognition from a Chinese ambassador "has no price". He was giving a speech as part of his visit to China to mark the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the countries.
Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations in August offered $20 million of emergency aid to help battle wildfires in the Amazon rainforest, a gesture Brazil slammed as colonialist.
Bolsonaro's trip came as the two developing economies are looking to enhance bilateral trade.
Brazil is hopeful China will authorize more local meat exporters before Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Brazil next month. Discussions between a Brazilian delegation to China and local authorities this week also covered demand for Brazilian commodities like sugar, cotton and ethanol.
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