HAITI: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrives ifor his first visit since a quake all but destroyed Port-au-Prince

Record ID: 376506

  • Title: HAITI: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrives ifor his first visit since a quake all but destroyed Port-au-Prince
  • Date: 26th February 2010
  • Summary: PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (FEBRUARY 25, 2010) (REUTERS) BAND MEMBER WAITING TO GREET BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA BAND WAITING PLANE CARRYING LULA ON TARMAC LULA EXITING PLANE AND WALKING WITH HAITIAN PRESIDENT RENE PREVAL
  • Embargoed: 13th March 2010 12:00
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  • Location: Haiti
  • Country: Haiti
  • Topics: International Relations
  • Reuters ID: LVAD5KR4LQWFNLKOW25EK594NWFG
  • Story Text: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula arrived in Port-au-Prince on Thursday (February 25) to meet with his counterpart Rene Preval.
    Preval greeted Lula as he got off the plane and the two immediately set off for a helicopter flight over Port-au-Prince to survey the damage from the January 12 earthquake.
    Brazil has played a leading role in Haiti since 2004 when it took command of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), heading up peacekeeping operations.
    The country lost 24 of its 1,200-strong contingent in the January quake, but Lula has pledged his ongoing support to Haiti.
    Following the morning helicopter flight, the two leaders will hold a private meeting, sign agreements and later have a joint press conference.
    Later in the day, Lula is expected to tour Brazil's new camp at the UN Logistics base, redesigned to accommodate a reinforcement of 900 more troops in March.
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