Blinken says he disagreed with Lula on Gaza, but they remain “friends”

The Secretary of State for USA, Anthony Blinkensaid this Thursday that he disagrees with the president of the Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvaby comparing the Israeli offensive Link and the Holocaust, but assured that this did not affect their good relationship.

“Obviously we deeply disagree about the comparison of Link with him Holocaust, but that’s something friends do. We can have differences in some aspects and still do all the work we do together“Blinken said at a press conference in Rio de Janeiro.

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The Secretary of State met with Lula on Wednesday in Brasiliawhere he expressed his rejection of the comparison made by the Brazilian president and which has caused a diplomatic crisis between Israel It is Brazil.

Blinken, whose adoptive father was a Holocaust survivor, stressed that despite Lula’s comment, U.S and Brazil agree to obtain the release of the hostages from Hamas it is a “humanitarian ceasefire”in Gaza.

He also assured that most of the meeting was about “shared calendar” between the American and Brazilian governments to face “great challenges of this moment”.

In this sense, said the secretary, Lula’s vision in many aspects “it’s the same” than that of the President of the United States, Joe Biden.

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According to Brazil’s official statement about the meeting, Lula “reaffirmed its desire for peace and an end to conflicts in the Ukraine and the Gaza strip”.

Blinken held a press conference after ending the meeting of foreign ministers of the G20 in Rio de Janeiro and before flying to good air to meet with the Argentine president, Javier Milei.

Source: Elcomercio

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