Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, spoke in Berlin today about his recent bilateral meeting with Iranian Prime Minister Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sayi that “all conversations are more effective and cheaper than using pressure and war.”
For her part German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Iran was “testing” the international community. Lula, who met last month
Lula and Merkel said Thursday they did not expect a “dream” accord at the Copenhagen climate summit but foresaw a major step forward.
“I do not believe we will achieve the accord we have all been dreaming of,” Lula told reporters after talks with Merkel in Berlin.
“Each president must take into account his domestic political constraints,” he said, adding that he was “more optimistic than most” and expected “major progress” at the December 7-18 UN-sponsored conference.
