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Bolsonaro to visit Suriname and Guayana for talks on oil cooperation
Bolsonaro and the presidents of Suriname, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, and Guayana, Irfaan Ali, will hold a working lunch in the Surinamese capital Paramaribo on Thursday to discuss "projects of common interest," a ministry statement said.
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In this file photo taken on Dec.9, 2020 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gives the thumbs up during the opening of the Forum 'Control in the Fight against Corruption 2020' at Planalto Palace in Brasilia. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Dec. 15, 2020 he was (AFP/Sergio Lima)
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razilian President Jair Bolsonaro will visit Suriname and Guayana on Thursday and Friday for talks on economic cooperation following recent discoveries of oil and gas by Brazil's two neighbors, the foreign ministry said on Monday.
Bolsonaro and the presidents of Suriname, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, and Guayana, Irfaan Ali, will hold a working lunch in the Surinamese capital Paramaribo on Thursday to discuss "projects of common interest," a ministry statement said.
It said the three governments were resuming a strategic dialogue at a time of "prospects for greater economic and social development in Suriname and Guyana, driven by recent discoveries of oil and gas."
Representatives of Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras are expected to accompany Bolsonaro for talks on cooperation in oil and gas and possible investments.
