State Visit of the President of the French Republic, François Hollande
The
President of France, François Hollande, will make a state visit to
Brazil on December 12-13, 2013, to reciprocate the visit that President
Dilma Rousseff held to France on December 11, 2012, and will be
accompanied by large ministerial and business delegations.
On
December 12, President Hollande will hold a meeting with the President
of the Republic, Dilma Rousseff, and will participate in the
Brazil-France
High Level Dialogue on Education to be held at the National Museum of
the Republic. On December 13, President Hollande will continue his
official schedule in São Paulo.
During
the visit, agreements on education and science and technology will be
signed, and the Franco-Brazilian Economic Forum will be launched.
The Forum will bring together entrepreneurs from both countries under
the coordination of the two Governments, to discuss issues of interest
to the private sector and encourage investment from side to side.
Brazil
and France have established a strategic partnership in 2006, with
important joint initiatives in areas such as science and technology,
education and defense products. France is the third destination of
scholarship grantees of the Brazilian Science Without Borders program,
and has been developing strategic aerospace and military projects.
Bilateral
trade in 2012 reached the figure of US$ 10 billion, with a Brazilian
deficit of US$ 1.8 billion. France is the sixth investor
in Brazil, and French companies are present in important Brazilian
strategic and infrastructure projects, such as the Libra oil field
(Total), the Angra 3 plant (Areva), the Jirau hydroelectric (GDF -Suez),
and in many other sectors such as automotive, hotels
and supermarkets.
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