I am pleased to meet with my friend and President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier. We discussed the importance of Latin American countries and the European Union acting together in defense of democracy and multilateralism. Germany is an essential partner for Brazil in promoting the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement, in the fight against climate change, and in promoting the success of COP30.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 

President of the Republic