Susan Rice holds talks with Brazil's FM

US National Security Advisor Susan Rice discussed with Brazilian Foreign Minister Luiz Alberto Figueiredo here on Thursday a wide array of bilateral, regional and global issues.During the meeting, Ambassador Rice outlined the results of the review of U. S. signals intelligence activities, and the reforms to be implemented as described by President Obama in his January 17th speech, according to a White House statement.Rice and Figueiredo also discussed "ways to strengthen our productive bilateral agenda with Brazil and exchanged views on global and regional issues of mutual interest." "The United States and Brazil are strategic partners that share deep commercial and cultural ties, and the two countries consult regularly on a wide array of bilateral, regional and global issues," the statement added.