Brazil set to sign cooperation treaty with ASEAN

Brazil is planning on Wednesday afternoon to sign an accession of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) with the ASEAN, Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa says.

“Brazil will sign an accession of the TAC this afternoon. This is a good development, indicating that the TAC is becoming universal,” Marty said after a bilateral meeting with his Brazilian counterpart, Antonio Patriota, in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Wednesday.

Brazil will thus become the first Latin American country to sign the TAC with the ASEAN.

The first non-ASEAN state to sign an accession of the treaty was China, which was followed by India.

“In the bilateral meeting with the very friendly Brazil, we vowed to improve the partnership,” Marty said as quoted by Antara.