Brazilian president reiterates call to revive Unasur

SAO PAULO, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday reiterated a call to revive Unasur (Union of South American Nations), the South American integration bloc.

Accompanied by his Paraguayan counterpart Mario Abdo Benitez, Lula made the remarks during a speech in the southern city of Foz do Iguacu to mark the entry of economist Enio Verri as the new Brazilian director of the I