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Brazilian and Canadian officials are hoping a new high-level, inter-governmental dialogue will provide a way of sidestepping problems within Mercusor and negotiating freer trade between the two countries.
Two weeks ago, representatives from 17 Canadian governmental organizations met with their Brazilian counterparts during a visit to Ottawa that was led by Brazil's deputy minister of foreign affairs, Antonio de Aguiar Patriota.
One result of the visit was the decision to create a Strategic Partnership Dialogue (SPD) between Brazil's foreign minister and his Canadian counterpart.
"The idea is to have both foreign and trade ministries sitting side by side to …
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