Remarks by President Trump and President Bolsonaro of the Federative Republic of Brazil Before Bilateral Meeting
Foreign Policy Issued on: June 28, 2019
International Exhibition Center
Osaka, Japan
3:31 P.M. JST
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you very much everybody. We’re with a gentleman who had one of the greatest election wins anywhere in the world, as far as I’m concerned, and he was very proud of his relationship with President Trump — President of Brazil. And he’s a special man — doing very well, very much loved by the people of Brazil. And I think we can say that Brazil and the United States are as close or closer as they’ve ever been. So I just want to welcome you and say thank you very much, my friend.
PRESIDENT BOLSONARO: (As interpreted.) Yes, indeed. Thank you very much. It gives me great pleasure to be next to you, Mr. President. I have been a great admirer of you for quite some time, even before your election, and it gives me great honor to be with you.
The two countries we represent have a great deal in common. We’re two major countries — great countries — and, together, can do a great deal to the benefit of our two peoples. Brazil is endowed with assets that the world does not have, and I will be able to engage in talks with President Trump to establish a full partnership to the (inaudible) development of our nations.
I support Trump. I support the United States. I support your upcoming reelection. And I do hope that you will come to Brazil, and you have an open and standing invitation to visit Brazil, even before the upcoming election, so that we can showcase to the world that politics in Brazil has indeed changed. And we stand together and ready to work close (inaudible).
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well, thank you very much, Mr. President. And we will come to Brazil. And you do have assets that very few countries can even think about — the assets you have in your land and in your water and in so many other places. You have some of the great assets in the world. And it’s a tremendous country with tremendous people, so I look forward to going.
And we’re now talking about a lot of trade. We’re doing a lot of trade, but we’re doing more now than previously, and we have many things to discuss. Thank you all for being here. Thank you very much. |
