Lula asks forsupport frompresidents ofEgypt, PalestinianAuthority

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spoke by telephone on Saturday (Oct. 14) with the presidents of Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, and of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas. According to the Planalto presidential palace, the Brazilian president asked for support in the departure of Brazilians from the Gaza Strip and reaffirmed the importance of the search for peace in the region.