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During the opening remarks at the Amazon Summit, the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, explained that the meeting will allow to discuss and promote a new vision of sustainable and inclusive development in the region.
From the Hangar Convention Center, in Belém, in the Federative Republic of Brazil, he said that the promotion of environmental protection "with the generation of decent jobs and the defense of the rights of those who inhabit the Amazon," will allow social inclusion, the promotion of science, technology and innovation.
Likewise, the President of the South American giant pointed out that the stimulation of the local economy, the fight against international crime and the valorization of indigenous peoples and traditional communities and their ancestral knowledge, will seek to strengthen environmental protection policies.
Another point to be discussed at the Summit will be measures to strengthen the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), "as a legacy built over almost half a century and represents the only bloc in the world that was born with a socio-environmental mission."
In this regard, he pointed out that the expansion and deepening of cooperation, coordination and integration initiatives among ACTO members "can ensure that our vision of sustainable development has a long life and broad scope."
Lula urged to strengthen environmental awareness in countries with tropical forests framed in the global agenda, with the purpose of promoting the fight against climate change "until the reform of the international financial system."
Finally, he thanked President Gustavo Petro and the Colombian government for promoting and promoting the Amazon Technical-Scientific Meeting in July, in Leticia, which contributed important topics to develop the Amazon Summit.
"The fact that we are all here together reflects our firm intention to work for these goals," Lula concluded.
