Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday congratulated Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his election victory and said he hoped for “constructive” cooperation, the Kremlin said in a statement.
“Please accept my sincere congratulations… the election results have confirmed your impressive political authority,” Putin said in a telegram to Lula, according to the Kremlin. “I hope that through joint efforts we will pursue the development of constructive Russo-Brazilian cooperation in all areas.”
