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Putin congratulates Lula, hopes for ‘constructive’ cooperation: Kremlin

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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.”

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