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Mauro Vieira

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Gender Male
Age 73
Date of birth February 15,1951
Zodiac sign Aquarius
Born Rio De Janeiro
State Of Rio De Janeiro
Brazil
Job Diplomat
Education Federal Fluminense University
Previous positionPermanent Representative of Brazil in the United Nations (2016–2020)
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Mauro Luiz Iecker Vieira is a Brazilian diplomat who has been serving as Brazil's Ambassador to Croatia since 2020. He was Brazil's Minister of Foreign Affairs during President Dilma Rousseff's second term. Having succeeded Luiz Alberto Figueiredo, Mauro Vieira took office as foreign minister on 1 January 2015.

Ukraine war: US accuses Lula of parroting propaganda

Apr 18,2023 12:00 am

By George WrightBBC News

The White House has sharply criticised Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva for accusing the United States of " encouraging" The War in Ukraine.

Lula said after a visit to China at the weekend that the US needed to start talking about peace in Ukraine.

Visiting Brazil, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Lula and thanked Brazil for its efforts.

US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby accused Lula of " parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda".

Lula, who has pitched himself as a broker for Peace Talks to end The Conflict , said over the weekend that " the United States needs to stop encouraging war and start talking about peace".

His comments came after meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping . that does not explicitly call for Russia to leave Ukraine.

Russia waged a full invasion of Ukraine in February Last Year . The International Criminal Court

Mr Lavrov, who visited Brasilia on Monday, said that Moscow was " grateful to our Brazilian friends for their clear understanding of the genesis of the situation".

" We Are grateful for their desire to contribute to finding ways to settle this situation, " He Said .

Mr Kirby said Lula's comments were " simply misguided" and missed The Mark by " suggesting the United States and Europe are somehow not interested in peace, or that we share responsibility for The War ".

In response, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said of Mr Kirby: " I don't know how or why he reached that conclusion but I do not agree at all. "

Brazil has not joined Western countries in imposing sanctions on Russia and has refused requests to supply ammunition to Ukraine.

While Brazil is calling for Peace Talks , Ukraine and its allies say an immediate ceasefire would allow Russia to keep hold of territory it illegally obtained through force.

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Source of news: bbc.com

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