LatinNews Daily Report - 02 February 2012

Brazil | EU’s Ashton seeking support. Catherine Ashton, the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, is due in Brazil in coming days as a part of a diplomatic tour in search of international support for the joint EU and US efforts to put stronger pressure on Iran and Syria. The EU and the US efforts have been rejected in China and Russia, and also face scepticism from the likes of Japan and South Korea. In Geneva this week, Ashton said that in Brazil she would focus her efforts on Iran. Brazil’s foreign minister, Antonio Patriota, however, insists that Brazil will not budge from its stance, which is to reject proposed new unilateral sanctions on Iran. Brazil will also reject any forceful moves against the Syrian government, Patriota said, favouring continued dialogue.

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