Itamaraty

PRESIDENT Dr. Irfaan Ali and other Heads of State of South America participated in the Summit of South American Leaders at Itamaraty Palace, headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil.

Previously during the morning Solá met with his peer Ernesto Araújo at the Itamaraty Palace, making it the first official visit of a president Fernandez administration mission to Bolsonaro's Brasilia.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and Brazil's Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo, take part in a joint press conference at the Itamaraty Palace, in Brasilia, onthe eve of the BRICS meeting.

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence listens to a statement by Brazil's President Michel Temmer at the Itamaraty Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, June 26, 2018.

Itamaraty's scope includes political, commercial, economic, financial, cultural and consular relations, areas in which it performs the classical tasks of diplomacy: represent, inform and negotiate.