WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday spoke by phone with his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, with the two sides focusing on fighting organized crime, trade and sanctions.
"We had a great talk. We talked about trade. We talked about sanctions, because, as you know, I sanctioned them having to do with certain things that took place. But we had a very good talk," Trump told reporters at the White House.
Later in the day, Trump said on Truth Social that the call was "very productive" and they also discussed "how our Countries could work together to stop Organized Crime."
"I look forward to seeing and speaking with him soon. Much good will come out of this newly formed partnership," Trump added.
During the phone call which lasted about 40 minutes, Lula said that Brazil seeks to move quickly on tariff negotiations on other items after Washington last month removed additional tariffs on several Brazilian food products, according to media reports.
In August, the United States imposed a 40 percent tariff on certain imports from Brazil, on top of a 10 percent baseline levy, bringing the total to 50 percent for many goods. ■