The Brazilian President Luiz Ina´cio Lula da Silva arrived in Addis Abeba tonight for an official state visit. The Brazilian President Luiz Ina´cio Lula da Silva arrived in Addis Abeba, tonight for an official state visit. Up on his arrival at Bole International Airport, the president was accorded a warm welcome by Taye Aske-Selassie, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia. Source: Ethiopian News Agency