Brazil's Lula defends Ahmadinejad's visit

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Deutsche Presse Agentur

Brazil's Lula defends Ahmadinejad's visit
Posted : Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:58:19 GMT
By : dpa

Brasilia - Brazil doesn't veto talks with anyone, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday, defending the upcoming visit of his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is expected in Brazil on November 23. At a joint press conference with Israeli President Shimon Peres in Brasilia, Lula said: "You do not build peace if you do not talk to all political and religious forces, those that want peace and those that oppose peace."

"We need to talk more and to find more partners who want to help in peace-building in the Middle East. And we do not refuse to talk to anyone, as long as in that chat we can get a word, or at least a comma, that might help build peace," he said.

Otherwise, Lula emphasized, talks are just like a friends' club and "peace will not ever be possible."

"You know that there will be no peace without political concessions," he said, addressing Peres directly.

However, he also stressed that Brazil condemns "any form of terrorism, under any pretexts."





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[classysassy]

1. OK,lets not

have talks with Russia,China,France and all the other countries we disagree with,tell the countries that don't us to chat with their foes,suck it up and mind their own business.

[classysassy]

2. that don't want us to