VOA News March 21, 2011
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| President Barack Obama, left, and his wife first lady Michelle Obama wave aboard Air Force One as they prepare to leave Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and fly to Santiago, Chile, March 21, 2011. (Photo: AP) |
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U.S. President Barack Obama has ended his visit to Brazil and is traveling to Chile, where he will meet with Chilean President Sebastian Piñera.
In the Chilean capital Santiago, he is expected to discuss economic and energy cooperation, as well as disaster response. Chile was hit by a deadly earthquake a year ago. The two leaders are scheduled to hold a joint press conference.
Later Monday, Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are scheduled to attend an official dinner hosted by Piñera at La Moneda Palace.
Obama is expected to praise Chile's transition from military rule to democracy as a model for other countries around the world.
He made similar comments Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he pointed to that country as an example of how a dictatorship can become a thriving democracy.
Rio was the site of a 1984 street protest that led to the downfall of Brazil's 20-year military dictatorship. Obama said Brazil showed the Arab world and others that a popular uprising that started in the streets can transform a country and the world.
Brazil was one of five countries that abstained in last week's U.N. Security Council vote authorizing military action in Libya.
Brazil's unwillingness to endorse the action did not dampen Obama's expression of warm feelings towards the South American ally. He described Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff as "wonderful" and said the United States wants to strengthen its friendship and partnership with Brazil.
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