Brasília, 1/14/2003 (Agência Brasil - ABr) - President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will take advantage of his presence at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to make his first official visits to European leaders. After Davos, Lula will travel to Germany and France.

Lula will be in Davos on January 25 and 26. On January 27, he will travel to Berlin and meet with German president, Johanns Rau, and have a working dinner with prime minister, Gerard Schroeder. On January 28, Lula travels to Paris for a working meeting with president Jacques Chirac.

Lula is scheduled to return to Brazil on January 29. (AB)