Isaura Daniel, special envoy* Brasília – Tunisia is taking ahead a daring technology plan that was presented today (10) by the president of the National Chamber of Information Technology, Faouzi Zaghbib, at one of his talks at the business meeting, which took place in the sidelines of the meeting between the Arab and South American
Author: Mark Ament
According to the minister of Education of Brazil, Tarso Genro, the summit marks the beginning of cooperation planned in the area of education. According to him, the relations in this sector are erratic, but there is already interest by countries like Syria, Tunisia and Algeria in expanding the exchange of students and the teaching of languages. The summit declaration suggests the promotion of cooperation in the academic area.
According to the minister of Education of Brazil, Tarso Genro, the summit marks the beginning of cooperation planned in the area of education. According to him, the relations in this sector are erratic, but there is already interest by countries like Syria, Tunisia and Algeria in expanding the exchange of students and the teaching of languages. The summit declaration suggests the promotion of cooperation in the academic area.
Antonio Sarkis Jr. has a positive evaluation of the business meeting, taking place in the sidelines of the Summit of South American – Arab Countries, due to the presence of a great number of businessmen. A total of 1,250 businessmen from the 34 Arab and South American countries are in Brazilian capital Brasília. According to him, this summit is going to bring both regions even closer together, in the political, cultural and economic areas.
Authorities of the countries that participated in the Summit of South American – Arab Countries tuned their words yesterday. The leaders discussed the need for joint positioning ahead of challenges in foreign trade and the urgency of reformation of international organizations like the UN, WTO and IMF. The respect for foreign law, search for peace and stability and the condemnation of terrorism were also topics discussed at the meetings. A summary of the importance of the event came out of the ad
Marina Sarruf, special envoy* Brasília – The president of Uruguay, Tabaré Vazquez, stated today (10), that the Mercosur needs to expand its relations and advance in the political field. This information was disclosed at the Blue Tree Hotel, where the heads of state of the Arab and South American countries are meeting. "Our proposal is
Alexandre Rocha, special envoy* Brasília – The president of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, stated today, during the ceremony opening the Summit of South American – Arab Countries, that the nations in both regions must work for globalisation to benefit both economic blocs. "We may make globalisation work in our favour. For this it is necessary to
The secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Abdul Rahman Bin Hamad Al-Attiyad, invited those participating in the summit to invest in the countries in the Gulf. Up to the end of the meeting between the heads of state of both regions, the Arab bloc should sign a framework agreement to begin talks for a trade treaty with the Mercosur. Negotiations of tariffs on commodities and services are included in the document.
The definition of a work schedule to give continuity to the summit for South American and Arab countries was the main subject in the meeting for the Foreign Relations Ministers of the 34 countries involved, which took place yesterday, in Brasilia. In the agenda today, the first day of the meeting of the heads of state and government, are economic cooperation through trade and investments, political dialogue between the two regions and cultural exchange.
The Brazilian president stated that the summit is a historical opportunity to establish solid cooperation between South Americans and Arabs. Lula spoke today, at around 10:00 am, at the opening of the meeting of heads of state of both regions, in Brazilian capital Brasília.
Alexandre Rocha, special envoy* Brasília – Saudi king Fahd bin Abdel-Aziz Al-Saud telephoned Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva yesterday (09), inviting the Brazilian head of state to visit his country. The monarch, who did not come to the summit of Arab and South American countries stated yesterday, however, that he intends to come
Isaura Daniel, special envoy* Brasília – The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is going to sign, today, the framework agreement to begin negotiations for a trade treaty with the Mercosur. This information was disclosed by the Brazilian Foreign Office (Itamaraty). The signing of the document is going to take place at Blue Tree Hotel, after the
