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

Record ID: 376507

  • 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: BAND PLAYING JOURNALISTS WATCHING LULA AND HAITIAN PRESIDENT RENE PREVAL STANDING TOGETHER
  • Embargoed: 13th March 2010 12:00
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  • Location: Haiti
  • Country: Haiti
  • Topics: International Relations
  • Reuters ID: LVA3XXVR674P1V3W6XIW385APLOZ
  • 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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