Author: Alexandre Rocha
Agência Brasil Brasilia – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received the prime minister of Jamaica, Percival James Patterson, this Tuesday (01), in Brasilia. During the meeting, they talked about ways of intensifying cooperation between the two countries in the cultural and AIDS fighting programs areas. Lula mentioned the leadership role of both Brazil and
Agência Brasil Rio – Representatives of over 45 countries are participating in the 2th Annual Meeting of the World Tourism Forum for Peace and Sustainable Development, which runs through tomorrow (26). Approximately 3.5 thousand professionals associated with the sector are attending the forum. They include representatives of governments and international agencies and private enterprise partners.
This is the opinion of the diplomats and politicians interviewed by ANBA yesterday during the launch of the Portuguese version of the holy book, translated by professor Helmi Nasr. Yesterday also Nasr and other directors of the Arab Chamber were hosted by the president of the House of Representatives, Aldo Rebelo, who complimented the initiative.
To professor Helmi Nasr, his translation also comes to fill a space in the academic area. ‘My students at the University of São Paulo (USP) did not know the Koran,’ he said. To him, the release of the Brazilian version, to take place today, in Brazilian capital Brasília, crowns his long career. He arrived in Brazil at the beginning of the 1960’s so as to establish the Arabic course at the university.
Agencia Brasil Brasilia – The United States Deputy Secretary of State, Robert Zoellick, said he expects improvements in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference, to be held in Hong Kong, China, next December, under the Doha Round – a series of negotiations to reduce barriers, promoted by the WTO, which began in 2001. Zoellick
