Khurshid to visit Brazil

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid will visit Brazil from October 14-17 and hold discussion with Brazilian government to enhance India's strategic and business partnership with the Latin American country.
He is scheduled to co-chair the sixth India-Brazil joint commission meeting with his counterpart Luiz Alberto Figueiredo in Brasilia, the Ministry of External Affairs said today.
"During the JCM, both sides will discuss the entire gamut of India-Brazil strategic partnership, including political, economic, commercial, agriculture, science and technology, defence, cultural, hydrocarbon and other tied," it said.
Both countries will also exchange views on regional developments and international issues of common interest.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff had visited India in May, 2012 while Prime Minister Manmohan Singh participated in the G-20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012.
Khurshid will also chair the annual Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) regional heads of Indian Mission (HOM) Conference in Rio de Janeiro on 16-17 October 2013.

Brazil is an important trading partner of India in Latin America and the Caribbean. Bilateral trade has grown significantly from USD 828 million in 2000 to USD 10.6 billion in 2012-13.
Indian companies have made significant investments in Brazil, which are estimated at USD 2.5 billion in the fields of agriculture, IT, pharma, manufacturing and hydrocarbons among others.

India and Brazil are members of BRICS grouping which also has Russia, China and South Africa in it.