Lula's absence ends plan for BRIC meet
By Guy Faulconbridge | China Daily | Updated: 2010-06-28 08:04
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left) talks with Pernambuco State Governor Eduardo Campos, as they survey flood damage from a helicopter. Ricardo Stuckert / Brazil's presidential office via associated press |
TORONTO - The leaders of Russia, India and China called off a meeting of so-called BRIC countries on the sidelines of the G20 summit on Saturday after Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stayed home to deal with severe flooding.
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