Brazilian president visits CIA

WASHINGTON, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday visited U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the state of Virginia on Monday as part of his first offiCIAl trip to Washington.

U.S. media quoted the remarks of Bolsonaro's son, Eduardo, a Brazilian legislator, as saying on twitter that his father will discuss with the U.S. side about the regional issues.

His visit to the CIA shows that the president pays a lot of attention to "fighting organized crime and drug trafficking and the need to strengthen intelligence," Reuters quoted Bolsonaro's office as saying.

According to the White House's announcement on March 8, Bolsonaro will visit the White House and meet his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Tuesday, during which the two leaders will discuss the issues in Western Hemisphere.

The two will also discuss opportunities for defense cooperation, pro-growth trade policies, combating transnational crime, and situation in Venezuela, the White House said.