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Viewing cable 08BRASILIA1218, LULA, AMORIM DISCUSS CONTINUITY, IRAN, VENEZUELA

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08BRASILIA1218 2008-09-12 13:44 2011-07-11 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Brasilia
VZCZCXRO1682
RR RUEHRG
DE RUEHBR #1218/01 2561344
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 121344Z SEP 08
FM AMEMBASSY BRASILIA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 2414
INFO RUEHAC/AMEMBASSY ASUNCION 7029
RUEHBU/AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES 5766
RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS 4214
RUEHLP/AMEMBASSY LA PAZ 6546
RUEHMN/AMEMBASSY MONTEVIDEO 7487
RUEHSG/AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO 0545
RUEHRG/AMCONSUL RECIFE 8428
RUEHRI/AMCONSUL RIO DE JANEIRO 6575
RUEHSO/AMCONSUL SAO PAULO 2708
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 BRASILIA 001218 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR BSC 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KPAO ETRD PREL ECON BR
SUBJECT: LULA, AMORIM DISCUSS CONTINUITY, IRAN, VENEZUELA 
WITH SENATOR HAGEL 
 
1. (SBU) Summary: During separate meetings with Senator 
Hagel, President Lula and Foreign Minister Amorim shared 
common views about the need for the next U.S. Administration 
to continue building on the remarkable progress achieved in 
the past several years in bringing the two countries closer. 
Both also focused their attention on Iran and Venezuela, 
stressing that it was necessary to engage Iran, while 
candidly indicating that it is the GOB,s hope to moderate 
Venezuelan President Chavez,s actions through the various 
integration mechanisms in South America.  End summary. 
 
2. (U) This cable is the first of five on Senator Hagel,s 
August 31-September 2 visit to Brasilia and Sao Paulo. 
 
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Bilateral Relationship Prospering 
------------------------------------ 
 
3. (SBU) In the midst of a just-breaking scandal involving 
the illegal wiretapping of high-level Brazilian government 
officials by the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (septel) that 
kept him in meetings all day, President Lula made time for 
what turned out to be a long, frank, and productive 
discussion with Senator Hagel focusing on the future of the 
bilateral relationship.  President Lula forcefully stressed 
the need for continuity from the next U.S. administration 
with respect to the growing partnership between the two 
countries.  President Lula remarked that he and President 
Bush have laid the groundwork that succeeding presidents in 
both countries can build on, adding that if he succeeds in 
getting his anointed successor elected, the progress achieved 
so far will continue and grow. 
 
4. (SBU) Lula noted several areas in which the relationship 
could continue to expand.  He stated, &we should have a 
U.S.-Brazil partnership on Africa,8 adding that Africa has 
much the same climate as Latin America in which to produce 
grain and biofuels.  Africa is a prime opportunity for 
U.S.-Brazil cooperation on agricultural projects to help the 
world. 
 
5. (SBU) He also noted, in response to a question on 
enhancing military-to-military ties, that there needed to be 
a real partnership, not just one where the United States 
dictates terms to Brazil, adding, &why did the U.S. prevent 
Brazil from selling Super Tucanos to Venezuela?  All this did 
was to push Venezuela to purchase Russian aircraft.8 In his 
view, it is in the United States, and Brazil,s interest to 
keep Venezuela dependent on Brazil rather than the Russians. 
Lula noted that Washington &must show greater flexibility,8 
in this area. 
 
6. (SBU) Separately, in an unusually relaxed 75-minute 
meeting, Foreign Minister Celso Amorim told Senator Hagel 
that, in his view, the relationship between Brazil and the 
United States &has prospered.8  The last six years, he said 
have seen a new &engagement and a disposition for dialogue8 
toward Brazil on the part of the United States.   &The fact 
that the United States is ready to listen to us -- even on 
the Middle East,8 has created a &relationship of mutual 
respect,8 one that &is very important8 and that &we hope 
will be maintained.8 
 
--------------------------------------------- -- 
Integration Key to Stability in South America 
--------------------------------------------- -- 
7. (SBU) Regarding Latin America, Lula drew parallels between 
how Brazil,s neighbors look at Brazil and how the world 
looks at the United States.  According to Lula, &Brazil is 
seen by some as an imperialist8.  Brazil,s approach is to 
focus on achieving partnerships, and to understand other 
leaders and help them.  He drew on the example of Evo 
Morales, who Lula noted, &is different8 and &comes from a 
different background8.  Lula added, &we can,t dictate to 
Brazil,s smaller neighbors.8 
 
8. (SBU) The United States needs a policy for Latin America 
and South America, Lula continued, that will help, in his 
words, &change your image8.  Our bilateral association on 
biofuels creates an important opportunity to increase 
 
BRASILIA 00001218  002 OF 002 
 
 
development in third countries. 
 
9. (SBU) In the meeting with Amorim, Senator Hagel asked him 
what he saw as the key challenges in Latin America. 
Restricting himself to South America, Amorim said that he 
felt there were no problems with regard to elections.  There 
is a general tendency toward a &deepening of democracy8 in 
the region, he said, citing Venezuelan President Chavez,s 
recent acceptance of the referendum results that did not 
favor him.  Briefly touching on inequality as the region,s 
main challenge, Amorim went on to say that ¬ a day goes 
by8 without him worrying about conditions in Paraguay, 
Bolivia, and Ecuador.  The GOB has been criticized, he said, 
for the &patient8 and &non-confrontational8 way in which 
it has dealt with problems with its neighbors.  But he 
believes the best way for Brazil to address these problems is 
through greater integration.  This is why they have invited 
Venezuela to join Mercosul, he said, and he ascribed 
Venezuela,s recent &silence8 about the United States in 
part to Brazil,s efforts. 
 
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&Iran is not a problem8 
------------------------ 
 
10. (SBU) Asked about Iran, Lula stated that he did not see 
the country as a problem and noted that Brazil needs to talk 
to all countries.  According to Lula, there appears to be 
much more &talk and rhetoric8 than anything else on the 
part of Iran.  He added, &I am interested in visiting 
Iran...I don,t know if we can work together but I need to go 
to find out.8 
 
11. (SBU) Amorim echoed similar thoughts, and added that 
Brazil has a trade surplus with Iran, and that its exports 
are mostly foodstuffs. (Note: Brazil exported $1.8 billion to 
Iran in 2007 and imported about $11 million. End note.) 
Amorim said Brazil has no major investments and no plans for 
any, and has shut off all trade banned by the UN.  On the 
other hand, the GOB favors dialogue.  He cited the recent 
meeting with the Iranian government in Geneva, with a senior 
U.S. representative in attendance, as a positive step. 
Amorim also said that, Brazil finds it &difficult8 to 
suggest that a country has no right to develop nuclear 
energy.  He feels that bringing Iran back onto a &good 
track8 will require allowing them the prospect for 
developing nuclear capabilities.  Senator Hagel agreed that 
engagement was essential.  Amorim agreed with Ambassador 
Sobel,s point that it is important not to reward lack of 
respect for UN resolutions, but added that &engagement is 
not a reward.8  It all depends on what results from the 
engagement. 
 
 
SOBEL