00:15And my dear friend Modi, it is a reason of happiness for me to return to this country
00:26for the sixth time. The meeting between India and Brazil is a meeting of superlatives.
00:33We are not just the two biggest democracies of the global south.
00:39This is a meeting of the world's pharmacy with the world's barn.
00:47And a digital superpower with a renewable energy superpower.
00:55We are both mega diverse countries and hubs of industrial, of the cultural industry.
01:02And we both defend multilateralism and peace.
01:07The invitation by Prime Minister Modi for this state visit and also to attend the AI Impact Summit
01:16shows the synchrony and mutual trust that binds us together.
01:23A few months ago, in July last year, I had the honor of hosting my friend Modi in Brasilia.
01:30His visit was a milestone.
01:33On that occasion, we restructured the bilateral cooperation agenda in five areas.
01:42Defense and security, food and nutritional security, energy transition and climate change,
01:52digital transformation and emerging technologies, and industrial partnerships in strategic areas.
01:59Today, in Delhi, in the year when we celebrate 20 years of the establishment of the Brazil-India strategic partnership,
02:08we are going into action.
02:11Therefore, the preparation of this visit involved the visit of my Vice President Giraldo Alcami
02:19and a business delegation last year.
02:22Also involved the early arrival of many ministers and 300 business people this week.
02:30We signed several agreements that provide concrete quality to our cooperation in these areas.
02:38It is notable the Indian evolution in cutting-edge sectors such as information technology,
02:45artificial intelligence, biotechnology and space exploration.
02:50They create a lot of cooperation opportunities with Brazil.
02:57And this translates our commitment with an agenda that places technology at the service of inclusive development,
03:06increasing investments and cooperation in matters of renewable energies and critical minerals
03:15is at the core of the pioneering agreement that we have signed today.
03:20At the level of the Global Biofuel Alliance, our countries are securing the due place for this technology
03:28in the climate agenda and global energy agenda.
03:33The establishing of synergies between the industrial hubs of health for our countries
03:40is also a central part of the bilateral cooperation.
03:44India and Brazil work side by side and have done so for decades in defending equal access to medication,
03:53above all generic medication, and also for health sovereignty at the World Health Organization.
04:02In this visit, few crews have signed several agreements for research and local production of strategic inputs
04:09such as vaccine for tuberculosis and oncologic medications, immunosuppressors and for neglected and rare diseases.
04:20There is also a great potential for cooperation in the area of smart hospitals,
04:26such as the hospital that Minister Padilla visited in Bangalore two days ago.
04:32In the area of defence, our aeronautic industry has been strengthening its presence in India
04:39as it can be seen by the opening of the Embraer office in Delhi.
04:45The trilateral agreement between Mazagon Dock and the Indian and Brazilian navies
04:54is going to be part of the maintenance activities for submarines of the Scorpion class and other military vessels.
05:03All of these efforts will help for us to reach the target that Prime Minister Modi and I agreed on
05:11last year
05:12of increasing our trade flow to $20 billion by 2030.
05:17In 2025, bilateral flow surpassed $15 billion for the first time in history,
05:27a growth of 25% in relation to 2024.
05:31We are moving forward so fast that we should revisit our goal of reaching $30 billion in exchange by 2025.
05:46And then depending on the Brazilian business delegation that actually came to India,
05:53we are going to continue with this bilateral relationship.
05:58The agreement to increase the validity of tourism and business visas to 5 to 10 years
06:06is an initial step to facilitate and increase the flow of people between our countries.
06:11In the same way, the Brazil-India Economic Forum will gather about 600 representatives from the private sectors
06:20from both countries looking for the many business opportunities.
06:26As a reply to the trade union lateralism, Mercosur, as well as India,
06:30recently concluded a free trade agreement with the European Union.
06:36Therefore, it is more than natural that Mercosur and India work so as to increase significantly
06:44the preferential trade agreement which we already have in force amongst us.
06:50My friends, a turbulent global scenario requires our countries to strengthen and deepen our strategic dialogue.
07:01I hosted the presidency of the G20 in Prime Minister Modi in 2024.
07:08I received the presidency from him.
07:10And this year, India received from Brazil the presidency of BRICS.
07:13This presidency flow between our countries is extremely beneficial to the interests of the global south.
07:21India and Brazil are crucial voices at the UN, at the WTO and G20.
07:29We are partners in building a multilateral governance which is more just, peaceful, governed by international law.
07:38Prime Minister Modi and I talked at length about how we can persevere the paths to peace.
07:45There is no possibility of having a fair, sustainable development in a conflicted world.
07:51As stated by Prime Minister Modi at the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro,
07:57it is impossible for us to run a 21st century software in old typewriters from the 20th century.
08:06Today, we emphasize our commitment with the UN reform, particularly of the Security Council,
08:14so that it may represent the interests from the global south and that have Brazil and India as natural candidates.
08:21Here it is important to remind the Indian and Brazilian press that for over 20 years,
08:27Brazil, India, Japan and Germany set up a group called G4,
08:33where we defend the increase of the UN Security Council,
08:39which is something that hasn't happened until now, but will definitely happen soon,
08:44because the UN needs more representation.
08:47The UN needs to have the force, the strength to interfere in the conflicts that we see throughout the world
08:53today.
08:54And if it is, you know, a body that doesn't operate, this will not survive.
09:00So we're going to continue to fight for the UN to be more representative with more countries throughout the world,
09:05and more, you know, Brazil and India as members of the Permanent Security Council.
09:10Increasing the categories of permanent and non-permanent members is an essential condition
09:15to provide legitimacy and efficacy to global governance amidst so many challenges.
09:22We support the efforts for the end of the war on the Ukraine.
09:26It is also urgent, important to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian people.
09:32Brazil has really repudiated the attacks in Kashmir.
09:37We know that terrorism is not associated to any religion or nationality.
09:43Also, it cannot be confused as public security challenges that many countries face.
09:49These are different phenomena, and that should not be used as an excuse for intervention at the margin of international
09:58law.
09:59I reaffirm to Prime Minister Modi that Brazil is committed to maintaining and keeping South America as a zone of
10:07peace.
10:08After all, the only wars that humanity should engage in is the wars against hunger, poverty and environmental degradation.
10:18This state visit provides a new chapter for a long journey of bilateral cooperation between Brazil and India.
10:26My dear friend Modi, I would like to finish by saying to you, sir, that I am completely sure that
10:38the eyes of Brazil towards India is one of very hopeful eyes.
10:46In India, we have a country of a lot of similarities, despite the difference in the number of inhabitants.
10:54We have very similar problems.
10:56Our scientific and technological knowledge, they are closed.
11:01And if we work together, we are going to strengthen Brazil-India bilateral relation.
11:08We are going to strengthen our relation with America.
11:11And we are going to strengthen the global self so that we never, ever again are faced with a cold
11:21war between, you know, two big superpowers.
11:24Thank you very much.
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