São Paulo – Members of the Arab community in the state of Paraná were received today (18th) by the governor, Orlando Pessuti, for breakfast at the Araucárias Palace, the seat of the government, in the capital Curitiba. During the meeting, they requested support for building the Charitable Arab Brazilian University Hospital, as well as an office geared towards trade, culture, sports and tourism, so as to foster relations between South American and Arab countries.
The meeting was held to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of the Arab society in Paraná. The project that was presented provides for the hospital to be built through a partnership between the Arab community and Uniandrade, a teaching institution that has applied for an authorization from the Ministry of Education for opening its medical course.
The breakfast was also attended by representatives of other foreign communities, such as the South Korean one. According to the Estado do Paraná news agency, Pessuti called the meeting a "meeting of nations." The state of Paraná comprises 70 ethnicities that work, build and are responsible for its development," said the governor.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
