[governance] FYI - Obama/Rouseff joint statement

[Carolina Rossini]

The main goal of her visit was the trade part, based on what I understand.
Dilma was accompanied by lots of businesses and business associations.

On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 10:34 PM, Stephanie Perrin <
stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca> wrote:

>  No mention of human rights in that statement Peter?  I pulled out this
> piece further up:
>
> The Presidents decided to initiate a human rights working group under the
> aegis of the Global Partnership Dialogue.  The objective of the Dialogue is
> to exchange views and intensify efforts to strengthen multilateral human
> rights institutions.  The Presidents also noted the importance of relying
> on independent, multilateral monitoring mechanisms to ensure the legitimacy
> and credibility of international efforts to promote and defend human rights
> and fundamental freedoms.
>
> But I note that it does not appear anywhere near the important material on
> trade agreements, nor does it leaven the emphasis on cybersecurity we see
> below.  However, I suppose we must just focus on making sure the messages
> are delivered at all the forums mentioned.   Thanks for the update!
> Kind regards
> Stephanie Perrin
>
> On 2015-07-02 21:27, Ian Peter wrote:
>
>  A joint statement has just been released by the Presidents of USA and
> Brazil at
> https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/06/30/joint-communique-president-barack-obama-and-president-dilma-rousseff
> .
>
> It includes the following text
>
> “The United States and Brazil share the understanding that global Internet
> governance must be transparent and inclusive, ensuring full participation
> of governments, civil society, private sector and international
> organizations, so that the potential of the Internet as a powerful tool for
> economic and social development can be fulfilled.
>
> Both countries acknowledge the agenda approved by Netmundial conference
> (São Paulo, April 2014) as a guide for discussions regarding the future of
> the global internet governance system.
>
> Both countries reaffirm their adherence to the multistakeholder model of
> Internet governance and, in this context, reaffirm their commitment to
> cooperate for the success of the Tenth Internet Governance Forum (João
> Pessoa, November 10 to 13, 2015), and extension of the IGF mandate.
>
> Likewise, they reaffirm their interest in participating actively in the
> preparatory process of the High-Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly
> for the Ten-Year Review of the WSIS outcomes, to be held in New York in
> December 2015.
>
> Bilateral cooperation on cyber issues will be resumed by the convening of
> the Second Meeting of the Working Group on Internet and Information and
> Communications Technology in Brasilia in the second semester.  The meeting
> will offer the opportunity of exchanging experiences and exploring
> possibilities for cooperation in a number of key areas, including
> e-government, the digital economy, cybersecurity, cybercrime prevention,
> capacity building activities, international security in cyberspace, and
> research, development, and innovation.”
>
>
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