PUTRAJAYA, Aug 26 – Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has extended an invitation to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to attend the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, according to Wisma Putra in a statement on Sunday.
The invitation was extended during a courtesy call by Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira to the Prime Minister at Seri Perdana, where they discussed the long-standing bilateral ties between Malaysia and Brazil.
The G20 Summit is scheduled to take place from Nov 18 to 19 this year.
Wisma Putra said that during the courtesy call, Anwar also reiterated Malaysia’s aspiration to join BRICS in which Vieira welcomed Malaysia’s application and assured the prime minister of Brazil’s support.
