Brasília, January 27, 2004 (Agência Brasil - ABr) - After attending the official Republic Day parade on the Rajpath (Kingsway), in New Delhi (India), President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was received, yesterday (26), on the grounds of the Rashtrapati Bhawan Palace by Indian President Abdul Kalan. Later in the day the President had meetings scheduled with the Minister of Defense, George Fernandes, and the Sri Lankan Minister of Science and Technology, Milinda Morogoda. (DAS)