Luiz Fara Monteiro
Reporter - Agência Brasil

Portugal - President Lula will travel today (13) from Portugal to Spain, where he will participate in the 15th Ibero-American Summit in the city of Salamanca. He also plans to sign an agreement with the historical University of Salamanca for the development of programs in its Center for Brazilian Studies.

A heavy security scheme was set up in the center of Salamanca to receive the authorities who will be arriving to participate in the summit tomorrow (14) and Saturday (15).

The secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), Kofi Annan, the president of the European Commission, José Manuel Durão Barroso, and the Ibero-American secretary-general, Enrique Iglesias, confirmed their presence at the meeting, which is expected to gather over 20 State and government leaders.

The meetings and debates of the summit will be covered by journalists representing over 350 organs of communication from 34 countries. For the first time, the Entrepreneurial and Civil Forum will be held during the meeting, including debates on ideas and the chief problems facing the community.

Entrepreneurs from the Ibero-American countries will also meet to discuss investments in infrastructure and services in their countries.

Translation: David Silberstein