Roberta Lopes
Reporter - Agência Brasil

Brasília - The Foreign Ministers of Brazil, Celso Amorim, and Chile, Alejandro Foxley, following a meeting here in Brasilia this week, declared that the two countries are committed to building an alliance based on economic cooperation for development in the areas of infrastructure and services. The bilateral cooperation will extend to other members of Mercosur.

Pointing out that this was the fourth visit by Foxley in four months, Amorim said that both countries are engaged in seeking South American integration based on strong democratic institutions and the need to alleviate the continent's grave social problems.

According to Foxley, "Brazil and Chile are working toward Latin American integration within a framework of dynamic democracies committed to social inclusion within a globalized market."

Translation: Allen Bennett