On Sunday (29), Arab foreign ministers approved the nomination of former Egyptian foreign minister Nabil Fahmy to head the League of Arab States starting in July. The decision still needs to be endorsed at the organization’s next summit.
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Palestine’s ambassador to Brazil for nearly 18 years, Ibrahim Alzeben took over as head of the Arab League Mission in Brazil in November last year, aiming to continue the work of his predecessors and to help further strengthen relations between Brazil and the Arab countries.
New Palestinian ambassador tells ANBA he will seek to expand bilateral trade, with the greatest opportunities beng in agribusiness.
In phone calls with ministers from countries affected by the conflict, Mauro Vieira discussed the situation of Brazilians, who may obtain emergency transit visas in Saudi Arabia.
Mauro Vieira discussed the Middle East conflict, flight suspensions affecting Brazilians in the UAE, and the country’s Mercosur negotiations with Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Brazil’s president was received on Tuesday (24) in Abu Dhabi by Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The Mercosur–UAE agreement was one of the topics discussed. Lula also invited the Arab country to join a tropical forest fund.
Speaking at a summit in India on Thursday (19), Brazil’s president proposed the creation of a global, multilateral framework to govern artificial intelligence.
Brazil’s ambassador to Beirut, Tarcísio Costa, is received by Justice Minister Adel Nassar.
As a non-permanent member, Somalia took over the Security Council presidency on January 1 for a one-month term.
Barham Salih will replace Italian Filippo Grandi at the United Nations agency responsible for refugees. He is expected to take office on January 1.
Marwan Burini will lead the Arab country’s diplomatic mission in Brasília. Ibrahim Alzeben remains in Brazil, now as head of the Arab League delegation.
The secretary-generals of the foreign ministries of the two countries chaired a meeting in Brasília on Tuesday (25), discussing bilateral relations and the international scenario.
The Brazilian Women’s Space (EMuB) is an initiative of Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to support Brazilian women living abroad. One was launched last week in Beirut.
Brazil will continue to chair the Executive Council of the United Nations body dedicated to global tourism. The election took place in Saudi Arabia, during a meeting that also appointed Shaikha Nasser Al Nowais from the UAE as secretary-general.
