Keite Camacho
Reporter Agência Brasil

New York – During his visit to New York for the UN General Assembly, minister of Foreign Relations, Celso Amorim, met with various other Foreign Ministers.

One of the most important meetings was with the Foreign Minister of Paraguay, Leila Rachid, regarding that country's military agreement with the United States. Rachid assured Amorim that the present agreement is just a continuation of a program that has been in place since 1943 and that there will not be any increase in the number of American soldiers in Paraguay.

With the French Foreign Minister, Philippe Bouste-Zlady, talks focused on bilateral cooperation in fighting AIDS in Africa and funding for Hunger and Poverty Combat projects.

Amorim is also scheduled to meet with the representative of the Palestinian Authority.

Translator: Allen Bennett