Alan Kelly
Question:8. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken with the Brazilian Ambassador to Ireland to date in 2024. [9536/24]
View answerWednesday, 28 February 2024
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Ireland and Brazil enjoy warm bilateral relations, which are strengthened by our long-standing historical links and by the large, vibrant Brazilian community resident in Ireland. Important areas of cooperation in the bilateral relationship include engagement around our shared values, cultural exchange, our strong trade and investment links, and collaboration at the multilateral level, including during our recent shared terms on the United Nations Security Council.
In recent years, our relations with Brazil have been further enhanced under the aegis of the Global Ireland Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean, which has seen increased engagement across the political, economic, values-based and cultural spheres. Our collaboration on climate action, in particular, has intensified, and Ireland is very pleased to have begun support to Indigenous communities in their role as guardians of the Amazon through bilateral funding in recent years.
The upcoming visit of my colleague, Minister Eamon Ryan, to Brazil will only serve to strengthen our ties in the above areas. It follows the productive visit of my colleague, Minister of State Seán Fleming, to Brazil last March.
While I have had no formal meeting with the Ambassador of Brazil to Ireland yet this year, officials in my Department engage very frequently with the Embassy of Brazil in Ireland on all of the above issues. Equally Ireland's diplomatic missions in Brasilia and Sao Paulo interact regularly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazilian officials in Brazil and, as appropriate, with the Embassy of Brazil in Ireland.