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Honduras <strong>and</strong> Nicaragua withthe Inter-AmericanDevelopment Bank arecancelled due to an initiativesupported by Brazil.NovemberDecemberFirst Africa-South AmericaSummit is held in Abuja,Nigeria. The event approves anaction plan to enhance South-South cooperation.President Rafael Correa <strong>of</strong>Ecuador visits Brazil on his firstinternational visit as statepresident.Brazil condemns the decision tocarry out the death sentence onSaddam Hussein.2007JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneLula attends the WorldEconomic Forum in Davos,Switzerl<strong>and</strong>, <strong>of</strong>feringconcessions for the success <strong>of</strong>the Doha Development Round.US President George Bushattends a bilateral meeting withLula in São Paulo.Relations between Lula <strong>and</strong>Chavez are slightly strainedover Brazil’s ethanolagreements with the UnitedStates. Lula rejects criticism thatethanol production, promotedby Brazil, would raise regionalfood prices.Lula conducts a state visit to theUS.Pope Benedict conducts a fivedayvisit to Brazil, meeting withLula twice.Lula authorises the Braziliangovernment to buy a genericversion <strong>of</strong> an AIDS drugproduced by MerckPhamaceuticals, bypassing itspatent on the product. Luladeclared the provision <strong>of</strong> themedication to be “in the publicinterest”.MERCOSUL Summit held inAsunción, Paraguay.Lula conducts a three-day visitto India, agreeing with Indian<strong>of</strong>ficials on the goal <strong>of</strong>quadrupling bilateral trade by342

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