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2009-07-10 17:39:00
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Consulate Sao Paulo
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MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA IN RUSSIA, ITALY, AND

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SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA IN RUSSIA, ITALY, AND
GHANA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS, COUP; SCO PAULO

July 8, 2009

Title- Honduran Impasse

Editorial in liberal Folha de S.Paulo (7-8) says: "After the
unanimous international condemnation to the coup in Honduras, the
first glance of hope for an end to the impasse arises........It
seems obvious that Zelaya should make a commitment to abandon the
Chavista route, by which he was trying to extend his mandate in
Honduras, whose laws do not allow for reelection. But that's an
issue to be solved by the Hondurans. The regional and international
community has gone as far as it can in this case - and instituted a
benchmark for the defense of democracy on the continent."

Title- The start of a new beginning

Editorial in center-right O Estado de S.Paulo (7-8) states: "...The
two-day-visit....was the first step of translating in facts of the
White House initiative to engage the Kremlin in resuming relations
between the two countries.....Breaking the inertia that dated back
to Clinton times and was followed by a complete lack of action in
the Bush era, he [Obama] focused on the issue of bilateral
agreements about the control of nuclear arsenals. The importance of
such a policy is doubled. For the world, it signals a live
commitment to non-proliferation.....For the signatories, it means
that the joint control is an incentive to rapprochement, mutual
confidence and understanding in a series of areas, for the simple
fact that it works through cooperative programs....With his move in
this direction, Obama has indicated to Moscow that.....its remains a
major atomic power......this is a good deal for both sides in times
of crisis, just for the costs that its maintenance generates.
Another success for Obama was the Kremlin's decision to allow 4,500
U.S. flights per year through Russian territory with armaments for
military operations in Afghanistan...."

Title- The festival of meetings in Aquila

Editorial in center-right O Estado de S.Paulo (7-8) notes: "Leaders
of the world major developed and developing economies meeting in
L'Aquila will produce in three days much more political statements
than practical decisions for immediate application.....The balance
will be positive if there are practical decisions concerning the
most dramatic issue at this moment: the food crisis in poor
countries...."
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