Notícias
The President of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, to make a working visit to Brazil – Brasília, 29 July 2011
The President of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, will make a working visit to Brasília on 29 July, when she will meet with President Dilma Rousseff.
During the visit, the Brazil-Argentina Business Council, created during President Dilma Rousseff’s visit to Argentina on 31 January 2011, will convene for the first time. The Council aims at bringing the business communities from both countries together to address mutual interest issues, such as competitiveness, scientific and technological development and common strategies for entering international markets.
Presidents Dilma Rousseff and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will also assess the ongoing projects under the Brazil-Argentina Integration and Coordination Mechanism (MICBA), in areas such as nuclear cooperation, defense, science and technology, health, transports and productive integration.
President Cristina Kirchner is also expected to open the new building of the Argentinean Embassy in Brasília.
President Cristina Kirchner’s visit takes place during the celebrations of the twentieth anniversary of the Brazilian-Argentinean Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC). ABACC was created in 1991 and aims at offering additional guarantees that all nuclear materials and facilities in Brazilian and Argentinean soil are used exclusively for peaceful uses.
Brazil is Argentina’s main trading partner. In 2010, bilateral exchange reached approximately US$ 33 billion, exceeding the US$ 30.8 billion 2008 record. Over 80% of the exchanges comprise industrialized goods. In the first half of 2011, the volume traded rose 27% with regard to the same period in 2010.