President Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday begins a tour of Latin America, which he is conducting until April 26. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the head of state is making an official visit to the Federal Republic of Brazil, the first at the level of the head of state in the last 23 years.

His journey takes place on a plane rented from a company in Luxembourg.

The autonomy of a rented plane is not enough for a direct flight from Constanta to Brazil. So, most likely, the flight was made with a refueling stop in Spain (Canary Islands) or a country in northwest Africa.

It will be recalled that the Presidential Administration recently provided an explanation regarding the trip of President Klaus Iohannis to Japan by private plane and specified how such a decision was made. “The absence of an aircraft intended for the air transportation of high-ranking persons creates problems with operation, economic inefficiency and, above all, damages the image on the external plane,” the institution says.

On Tuesday, President Klaus Iohannis will visit the Memorial Museum dedicated to President Juscelin Kubicek de Oliveira, the founder of Brasilia.

Later, the head of state will be received by his Brazilian colleague Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, with whom he will hold official negotiations. President Iohannis will also take part in the official dinner, writes Agerpres

As reported in the Presidential Administration, the presidents will discuss the state and prospects of bilateral relations, as well as current issues of the regional and international agenda.

The main purpose of the visit is deepening, diversification and dynamism of bilateral relations with Brazil.

The quoted source shows that the main objective of this visit is the deepening, diversification and dynamism of bilateral relations with Brazil, Romania’s main commercial partner in Latin America and the Caribbean, an aspect that will also materialize through the adoption of a joint declaration by both presidents. The document contains the commitment of both sides to raise the level of bilateral relations by intensifying political dialogue and more dynamic sectoral cooperation in areas of mutual interest, such as trade, investment, industry, scientific research and innovation, cyber security, digitalization. , climate change, sustainable agriculture, education and culture.

Considering the level of commercial exchanges, which is lower than the potential offered by both markets, the visit will be aimed at promoting Romania as an attractive economic partner, with an emphasis on opportunities for cooperation and investment in industry, energy, agriculture, IT and other sectors.

On Wednesday, the head of state will meet with local authorities in Rio de Janeiro. Yes, he will have meetings with the Vice Governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro Thiago Pampola Gonçalves at the Guanabara Palace and with the Vice Mayor of the City of Rio de Janeiro Nilton Caldeira at the City Hall. this city. On the same day, President Klaus Iohannis will lay a wreath at the National Monument to fallen heroes of the Second World War.

After the official visit to Brazil, the next stages of the South American tour of the head of state are official visits to the Republic of Chile and the Republic of Argentina, the first of this level in the last ten years, respectively in the last 30 years.

As reported in the Presidential Administration, these visits are aimed at reviving high-level dialogue with Latin American countries and revitalizing bilateral cooperation at the political-diplomatic, respectively, sectoral level, with the aim of opening new opportunities for cooperation in areas of high interest, in particular, in relation to a joint response to a number of global challenges.

In 2000, on July 23-27, the then President of Romania, Emil Constantinescu, paid an official visit to Brazil. In Chile, former President Traian Basescu participated in the 2013 EU (European Union) – CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) summit held in Santiago de Chile on January 25-28. In Argentina in 1993, on July 27-29, former President Ion Iliescu made his last visit at the level of the head of state.