Mahmoud Abbas should make his second visit to Brazil next week. Apart from attending president Rousef’s inauguration, he should place the foundation stone for the new Palestinian embassy in Brasília.
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Ibrahim Issa, who is leaving the office in São Paulo, was honoured at a luncheon offered by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce. He was in the city of São Paulo for a year and a half.
The president of the Andean nation, Evo Morales, made the announcement on Wednesday. This is the third South American government to take such a decision, after Brazil and Argentina.
The Brazilian president says he leaves the head of the bloc and of the country satisfied with the union reached by the nations that are members and added that he wants no international political post.
The Arab country has opened an office of its phosphate company in São Paulo. The objective is to establish partnerships with Petrobras and Vale for the production of fertilizers in Brazil.
Arab country’s foreign minister told the Brazilian government that exports from the South American bloc may grow six-fold with trade deal. Negotiation is at a standstill due to petrochemical industry.
The head of the ministry of Economy, Hassan Abu-Libdeh, said he hopes it is possible to complete a free trade agreement in 2011. He is in Brazil for the summit of the South American bloc.
The Moroccan minister of Handicraft, Anis Birrou, visited the Arab Brazilian Chamber seeking support to export the art from his country to Brazil. Sector entrepreneurs are looking for local partners.
The Moroccan minister of handicraft, Anis Birrou, is travelling to Brazil seeking business opportunities in the country. His delegation should participate in meetings with Brazilian businessmen.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sent a letter this Friday to the Palestinian National Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, recognizing the state with its 1967 borders.
With the organisation of the 3rd Brazilians Worldwide Conference, on December 2nd and 3rd, in Rio de Janeiro, representatives of Brazilians abroad are going to establish a work plan.
A mission headed by the Brazilian Ministry of Development will take entrepreneurs to Sudan from December 6th to 9th. There are opportunities especially in agriculture and infrastructure.
Sudanese foreign minister Ali Ahmed Karti met with the state’s governor and the vice-president of the Federation of Industries of the State of Minas Gerais. Topics included closer economic ties.
Ministers of foreign relations Celso Amorim and Ali Karti signed agreements in Brasília to facilitate relations between the two countries. One deal provides for visa exemption in diplomatic passports.

