Nelson Motta
Reporter Agência Brasil

Brasília - Today president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has a meeting at the Palácio do Planalto (the Brazilian White House) with the president elect of Bolivia, Evo Morales.

According to the Foreign Ministry, the two presidents will discuss issues that tie the two nations together, such as Bolivia's role in the South American Community of Nations and the Brazil-Bolivia parntership in the natural gas sector. Following the meeting, Lula and Morales will have lunch at the Palacio do Itamaraty.

Translation: Allen Bennett