Brazil Promises To Assist Botswana

Padilha was speaking at the first Brazil National Day to be held in Botswana. He said the two countries had signed agreements in the field of HIV/AIDS, in sports and agricultural research.

"While recognising the excellent effort being made by the government in combating HIV/AIDS, the Brazilian government is prepared to join forces with Batswana as well as the international community at large, to face that terrible pandemic in this country, the social cost of which remains to be estimated," he said.