U.S. President George W. Bush met with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Camp David, Maryland on Saturday and they discussed trade and cooperation on the biofuels between the two countries.

"We talk about a lot of areas of mutual concern. We talk about what I would call mutual opportunities. We talk about, of course, trade," Bush said at a press conference held after their talks.

"It is in our interest to work together to make sure that we have a deal that treats Brazil fairly, the United States fairly, as well as other nations fairly," Bush said.

As to the biofuels, Bush said the United States is committed domestically to promoting a alternative fuel industry. "We are committed to working with Brazil," he said.

For his part, Lula said he intends to send Brazilian biofuel scientists and experts to the U.S. research centers and vice versa, adding that he has invited the United States to participate in an international conference on the biofuels that Brazil will host in 2008.

This was the second time for the two leaders to meet in less than one month and the first time for a Latin American leader to be received at Camp David presidential retreat.

Relations between the two countries have greatly improved in recent years since the United States accused Brazil of sabotaging global trade talks in 2003.

Source: Xinhua