BRASILIA, February 5. /TASS/. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin met with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday during his visit to Brazil, a TASS correspondent reported.
The talks between the Prime Minister and the Brazilian leader took place at the Itamaraty Palace, the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Earlier, Mishustin, along with Brazilian Vice President and Minister of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services Geraldo Alckmin, took part in the 8th meeting of the Russian-Brazilian High-Level Commission on cooperation.
Following the event, a joint statement was signed outlining the main areas of Russian-Brazilian cooperation for the coming years.
Diplomatic relations between the countries were established on October 3, 1828.
