BRAZILIAN FOREIGN POLICY UNDER LULA: A CHRONOLOGY (2003-2006) MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS Foreign Minister Ambassador Celso Amorim Secretary General Ambassador Samuel Pinheiro Guimarães ALEXANDRE DE GUSMÃO FOUNDATION President Ambassador Jeronimo Moscardo BUREAU OF DIPLOMATIC PLANNING Hermano Telles Ribeiro Authors: Eugênio Vargas Garcia Patrícia Wagner Chiarello Bruno de Lacerda Carrilho Camilo Licks Rostand Prates Henri Yves Pinal Carrières All rights reserved. Ministry of External Relations Bureau of Diplomatic Planning Esplanada dos Ministérios Palácio Itamaraty, 2º andar Brasília – DF CEP 70170-900 Telefones: (5561) 3411-6105/6106/8029 Fax: (5561) 3411-6993 E-mail: [email protected] BRAZILIAN MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS BUREAU OF DIPLOMATIC PLANNING ALEXANDRE DE GUSMÃO FOUNDATION BRAZILIAN FOREIGN POLICY UNDER LULA: A CHRONOLOGY (2003-2006) BRASÍLIA, 2008 Copyright © Ministry of External Relations Alexandre de Gusmão Foundation (Funag) Ministry of External Relations Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco H Anexo II, Térreo 70170-900 Brasília – DF Telephones: (61) 3411 6033/6034/6847/6028 Fax: (61) 3411 9125 Site: www.funag.gov.br Technical Staff Eliane Miranda Paiva Maria Marta Cezar Lopes Cintia Rejane Sousa de Araújo Graphic Project and Diagram: Paulo Pedersolli Printed in Brazil 2008 Brasil. Ministério das Relações Exteriores. Secretaria de Planejamento Diplomático. Lula’s government foreign policy (2003-2006) : a chronology) / Brazil, Ministry of External Relations, Bureau of Diplomatic Planning. — Brasília : Alexandre de Gusmão Foundation, 2008. 168 p. ISBN 978-85-7631-141-6 1. Política Externa – Brasil. 2. Brasil.– História. I. Brasil. Presidente (2003- : Lula). II. Título. CDU 327(81) CDU 94(81) Depósito Legal na Fundação Biblioteca Nacional conforme Lei n° 10.994 de 14.12.2004 FOREWORD The present volume contains the main facts related to Brazilian diplomacy in the first government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during the period between January 1st, 2003 and December 31st, 2006. However, this is not a definitive or complete account of all matters related to Brazilian foreign policy in those years. By making this chronology available, the Ministry of External Relations aims to encourage studies and research regarding the Brazilian diplomatic agenda. CONTENTS 2002 ..................................................................................................... 9 October ....................................................................................... 11 December ................................................................................... 11 2003 ................................................................................................... 13 January ....................................................................................... 15 February ..................................................................................... 18 March ......................................................................................... 20 April ............................................................................................ 25 May ............................................................................................ 26 June ............................................................................................ 28 July ............................................................................................. 32 August ........................................................................................ 36 September .................................................................................. 38 October ....................................................................................... 41 November .................................................................................... 44 December ................................................................................... 47 2004 ................................................................................................... 51 January ....................................................................................... 53 February ..................................................................................... 55 March ......................................................................................... 57 April ............................................................................................ 60 May ............................................................................................ 63 June ............................................................................................ 65 July ............................................................................................. 68 August ........................................................................................ 70 September .................................................................................. 73 October ....................................................................................... 77 November .................................................................................... 81 December ................................................................................... 85 2005 ................................................................................................... 89 January ....................................................................................... 91 February ..................................................................................... 93 March ......................................................................................... 96 April ............................................................................................ 98 May .......................................................................................... 102 June .......................................................................................... 104 July ........................................................................................... 108 August ...................................................................................... 111 September ................................................................................ 115 October ..................................................................................... 118 November .................................................................................. 121 December ................................................................................. 124 2006 ................................................................................................. 127 January ..................................................................................... 129 February ................................................................................... 132 March ....................................................................................... 134 April .......................................................................................... 138 May .......................................................................................... 141 June .......................................................................................... 145 July ........................................................................................... 148 August ...................................................................................... 153 September ................................................................................ 155 October ..................................................................................... 159 November .................................................................................. 161 December ................................................................................. 163 2002 2002 OCTOBER DAY 27 The Workers’ Party candidate, former metallurgist, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is elected, in the second round, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil with 52.4 million votes. DECEMBER DAY 2 On his first trip to a foreign nation as President-elect, Lula visits Argentina. On the following day, he visits Chile. DAY 10 President-elect Lula visits the United States and meets with President George W. Bush in Washington. DAY 11 President-elect visits Mexico and has a work meeting with President Vicente Fox. 11 2003 2003 JANUARY DAY 1 President Lula takes office in Brasilia. Heads of States and Governments and representatives of several nations attend the official ceremonies. On the same day, Ambassador Celso Amorim takes office as Minister of External Relations. DAY 2 President Lula welcomes foreign visitors in Brasilia, the President of Venezuela Hugo Chavéz, the President of Portugal Jorge Sampaio and of Cuba, Fidel Castro, and the Prime Ministers of Sweden, Goran Person, and Guinea-Bissau, Mário Pires, among others. DAY 3 The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Rwanda, Charles Murigande, visits Brazil. DAY 6 The Brazilian government “vehemently condemns” the terrorist attacks in Tel Aviv that caused 23 deaths. DAY 8 The President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Enrique Iglesias, visits Brazil. 15 BRAZILIAN FOREIGN POLICY UNDER LULA: A CHRONOLOGY (2003-2006) DAY 9 Ambassador Samuel Pinheiro Guimarães takes office as Secretary-General of the Ministry of External Relations. DAY 12 The Brazilian government expresses its “serious concern” at the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea announcement of withdrawal from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). DAY 14 The President of Argentina, Eduardo Duhalde, visits Brazil. In a joint statement,