America News Agency

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced that relations between the two countries were discussed as part of South Korean President Lee Jae-myung's state visit to Brazil.

Lula da Silva stated that this was the first state visit from South Korea to Brazil in 11 years and also Lee Jae-myung's first official visit to Brazil.

Lula da Silva said that memorandums of understanding had been signed between the two countries in the fields of education and industrial technology, noting that the aim was to develop cooperation between universities and companies in areas such as semiconductors, the digital economy, artificial intelligence, aviation and the space industry.

Lula da Silva stated that cooperation would also be deepened in the fields of health technologies, diagnostic methods and drug development, adding that the South Korean Air Force's selection of the C-390 Millennium transport aircraft manufactured by Embraer was an important step in defense cooperation.

Lula da Silva also said that the space mission carried out by the South Korean company Innospace from the Alcântara Launch Center had created new opportunities for technological cooperation between the two countries.