Noa press conference in Brasilia, and having by his side the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil (it could not be more official), the Minister of Foreign Affairs, João Gomes Cravinho, announced that President Lula da Silva would speak at the Assembly of the Republic during the celebrations of the 25th of April. And he added, underlining the uniqueness of the moment: “It is the first time that a foreign head of state has given a speech on that date.”
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