(14 Apr 2010) SHOTLIST
1. Wide exterior of hotel Copacabana Palace
2. Mid of hotel sign
3. Pan of BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) -IBSA (India, Brazil, South Africa) Business Forum opening
4. Close-up of board
5. China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) Vice-President John Zhang Wei
6. Mid of Russia-Brazil Business Council Director Sergey Vasilyev speaking at podium
7. Close of Vasilyev
8. People in audience
9. Close-up of woman in audience
10. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) President Rajan Bharti Mittal speaking at podium
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Rajan Bharti Mittal, FICCI President and Managing Director of Bharti Industries:
“Food security, energy security are the issues that we need to deal with, the world is grappling with them, we have to recognise that. Also, I do expect that in that meeting in particular (referring to April 16th”s BRIC meeting) we also need to talk about the Doha Round, what are the view points. We also need to have engagement of the political policy makers on climate change.”
12. Wide of meeting opening
13. Close up of photographer
14. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Norton Rapesta, Brazilian Foreign Ministry Director for the Promotion of International Commerce and Investment:
“We are looking for growth opportunities, for new synergies in order to increase our commerce. With India, we need to increase and diversify our exports, they are still too concentrated in energy and oil sector. With China (our commerce) is too concentrated in food and edible products, but we are looking to expand this to other types of products. In Russia”s case, we are negotiating meat exports. The President (referring to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva) should be going to Russia in May with a delegation of business leaders.”
15. Delegates posing for photo op
16. Speakers shaking hands
STORYLINE:
Business representatives from the five countries that form the two largest commercial blocks among developing countries, met on Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro.
Brazil, Russia, India and China form the BRIC group, while South Africa is part of the IBSA group with India and Brazil.
Wednesday”s BRIC-IBSA gathering was the first of several multilateral meetings scheduled to take place throughout Brazil this week.
The presidents of all five nations are due to meet in Brasilia Thursday and Friday.
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) President and Managing Director of Bharti Industries Rajan Bharti Mittal told reporters that he hoped the leaders will address climate change and food security among other issues.
Norton Rapesta, Brazil”s Foreign Ministry Director for the Promotion of International Commerce and Investment spoke about the need to increase and diversify trade within the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) nations.
According to the Brazilian Foreign Ministry, the BRIC country leaders are scheduled to discuss the international economic crisis, the reform of financial institutions and other issues related to global governance.
Brazil”s Director for the Promotion of International Commerce and Investment Norton Rapesta said he is hoping for new “growth opportunities” in order to diversify exports to BRIC-member nations.
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