BRASILIA – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to boost defense co-operation, warning that both countries were vulnerable to foreign invasion.
Both Lula and the visiting Ramaphosa have been critical of the war against Iran waged by the United States and Israel.
Lula said:
“I don’t know if comrade Ramaphosa realises that if we don’t prepare ourselves in terms of defense, one day someone will invade us.”
“We need to combine our potential and see what we can produce together, build together. We don’t need to keep buying from foreign arms suppliers.”
Ramaphosa noted that Brazil was “much more advanced” than South Africa in defense and aviation.
“We…
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