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Obama to visit Brazil, Chile and El Salvador in March: White House

English.news.cn   2011-02-19 08:45:19 FeedbackPrintRSS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Brazil, Chile and El Salvador from March 19 to 23, the White House announced on Friday.

"The president will meet with the leaders and speak to the peoples of these countries to discuss a broad range of issues including economic prosperity and job creation through increased trade and partnerships, energy and security cooperation, shared values and other issues of regional and global concern," the White House said in a statement.

First Lady Michelle will accompany the president on his first visit to Central and South America states since he took office in January 2009.

"The trip will provide an opportunity to engage key bilateral partners, to highlight the president's engagement with the hemisphere, and to advance our efforts to work as equal partners to address the basic challenges facing the people of the Americas, " the statement added.

It said the visit will include events in Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago and San Salvador, but additional details will be released at a later date.

Editor: Yang Lina
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