2010年2月26日星期五

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


US offensive in bid to sell F-18 jets to Brazil (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:01 PM PST

Three US F/A-18 Hornets jet fighters, based on the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier, fly together in 1999. The arrival of a giant US aircraft carrier here Friday with F/A-18 jet fighters aboard is a step in Washington's offensive to win a multi-billion-dollar contract to supply Brazil's air force with modern jet fighters.(AFP/US NAVY/File/US Navy)AFP - The arrival of a giant US aircraft carrier here Friday with F/A-18 jet fighters aboard is a step in Washington's offensive to win a multi-billion-dollar contract to supply Brazil's air force with modern jet fighters.


US puts Brazil under spotlight amid push for Iran sanctions (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 07:38 PM PST

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on February 24. Clinton will meet Wednesday with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Foreign Minister Celso Amorim in Brasilia during her five-country tour of Central and Latin America.(AFP/Getty Images/Astrid Riecken)AFP - The United States put Brazil under the spotlight as it tries to build support within the UN Security Council for tougher sanctions against Iran over its nuclear ambitions.


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