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07BRASILIA373
2007-03-02 16:41:00
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Embassy Brasilia
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US-BRAZIL S&T MINISTERIAL COMMISSION JOINT STATEMENT

Tags:  KSCA SENV TBIO TPHY EAGR ECON TRGY TSPL BR 
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KSCA SENV TBIO TPHY EAGR ECON TRGY TSPL BR
SUBJECT: US-BRAZIL S&T MINISTERIAL COMMISSION JOINT STATEMENT
SIGNED

REF: 06 STATE 190806

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SUBJECT: US-BRAZIL S&T MINISTERIAL COMMISSION JOINT STATEMENT
SIGNED

REF: 06 STATE 190806


1. On February 27, 2007, U.S. Ambassador Clifford Sobel and Brazil's
Deputy Science and Technology Minister, Luis Fernandes, signed the
joint statement resulting from the July 21, 2006, U.S.-Brazil Joint
Commission Meeting on S&T Cooperation. The ceremony, held in
Brazil's Foreign Ministry, was well attended by Brazil's S and T
Ministry staff and Itamaraty.


2. The signing represented the final step in implementing one of the
requests made in the joint statement by Presidents Bush and Lula on
the occasion of the visit by President Bush to Brazil, November,

2005. The document is important because it prioritizes the most
promising areas of cooperation for the United States and Brazil for
the future including the increasingly important areas of health,
renewable energy and earth observation.


3. Ambassador Sobel's remarks highlighted the fact that advances in
science and technology resulting from our joint activities benefit
the public in both countries, especially in the area of health.


4. Media coverage quoted Ambassador Sobel as stating the United
States would like to deepen cooperation in the use of satellite data
by U.S. and Brazilian scientists to predict weather. The ability to
predict droughts, floods and irregular weather phenomena faster and
more accurately would benefit both countries, especially in the area
of agriculture. In a media interview following the ceremony, Deputy
Minister Fernandes emphasized the U.S. desire to learn more about
Brazil's earlier efforts in the development of ethanol. Three
additional Brazilian print media outlets ran positive coverage
highlighting collaboration in health, renewable energy and
bioinformatics. A Brazil wire-service story included statistics on
the U.S. Administration's requests for additional funding in
research for renewable energy.


5. Full text of statement can be found in reftel. For electronic
copy: email SCI Counselor Patricia Norman at normanpd@state.gov

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