MOST Vice Minister CAO Jianlin met with Brazilian Deputy Foreign Minister Amado on March 29 in Beijing. Both sides exchanged ideas on strengthening cooperation in science and technology.

VM CAO said that cooperation between China and Brazil is promising, and the Earth Resource Satellite Program serves as a role model for South-South Cooperation. He expressed willingness to strengthen cooperation with Brazil in the future.

Deputy Foreign Minister Amado highly recognized the efforts of China in coping with financial crisis through science and technology. He said that Brazil is ready to facilitate cooperation with China in bio-fuel, space technology, and other fields.