18 January 2006 – Philippine Ambassador Teresita V.G. Barsana meets with Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva after the presentation of her credentials at the Presidential Palace in Brasilia on 12 January 2006.  Both officials expressed optimism on the state of RP-Brazil relations particularly noting the increasing volume of trade between the two countries. They noted the importance of greater official exchanges in moving bilateral relations forward.   Ambassador Barsana informed President Lula that the Philippines expects the participation of high-level officials from the Philippines in the FAO-sponsored International Conference on Agrarian Reform and the FEALAC Ministerial Meeting to be hosted by Brazil this year.