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Brazil's president sends letter to Annan on Lebanon crisis
5/8/2006 10:26

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to express his concern over the current crisis in Lebanon, Brazil's Foreign Ministry said.

He expressed his sympathy for the families of four UN observer skilled in Lebanon in July, noting that as many Brazilian nationals live in Lebanon, Brazil was directly impacted by the violence against civilians in the region, where seven Brazilian citizens, including children, were killed.

He said there are a great number of Lebanese and their descendants, as well as Jewish people in Brazil, and the Arabs and Jews live harmoniously there.

Lula concluded his letter with a strong appeal for an immediate ceasefire in the region as a condition to a negotiated, fair and long-lasting peace between Lebanon and Israel.



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