Washington, Mar 20: President Barack Obama said the US should treat Brazil as an economic power at par with two Asian giants India and China.
"It's time for the United States to treat our engagement with Brazil on economic issues as seriously as we do with nations like China and India," Obama said in his address to the CEO Business Summit in Brasilia.
"This dialogue will help us do that by promoting economic cooperation, streamlining regulations, and enhancing international cooperation not only at the G20 but elsewhere," the US President, who is currently visiting Brazil, said.
Obama and his Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff announced completion of an agreement for a new Economic and Financial Dialogue.
"We've also completed an agreement for trade and economic cooperation which will help us expand the trade and investment that creates jobs in both of our countries.
