John Kerry says he will return to Brazil at the invitation of Marina Silva: 'I will spend some time in the Amazon'.
"Marina Silva said she wants to take me to the Amazon and I agreed to spend some time there, talking to the people," said the US special envoy for climate change, John Kerry.
Sputnik - On Tuesday (28), the United States special envoy for climate, John Kerry, passed through Brasília causing a stir due to expectations of an announcement of substantial resources for the Amazon Fund, promised by Joe Biden to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, when the president went to Washington.
After the visit, which was somewhat frustrating as Kerry revealed the difficulties Biden will have in Congress to release funds, according to Veja, the envoy said today (3) that he will soon return to Brazil at the request of the Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva, to spend "some time in the Amazon".
"We will continue to work with Brazil, to work with the Brazilian people and with those who represent them. We are very committed to building this partnership, and I have agreed to return to Brazil in the coming months. Marina Silva said she wants to take me to the Amazon, and I have agreed to spend some time there, talk to the people, and understand how we can move forward together to win this battle," Kerry stated in response to a question from the newspaper O Globo.
According to the media, the envoy said that Washington is in talks with Germany, Norway, and other countries to finalize details about its participation in the Amazon Fund, but that US contributions to conservation in Brazilian territory should not be limited to them.
Faced with the "cold shower" of the message from Biden's envoy, the Lula government resorted to an old method to buy time: creating a working group. Therefore, the measure gave the two governments a few more weeks to find a solution, reports Veja.