This is the evaluation of the Brazilian Foreign Office secretary general, Antônio Patriota. In an interview to ANBA, he said talks on modification of the Security Council should gain strength in 2011.
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Over 18,000 expatriates voted in the elections that chose the 32 representatives and substitutes of Brazilian communities abroad. The Lebanese representative was the most voted in the region.
The 1st Conference of Arab Expatriates should take place from December 4th to 6th, and should discuss the life of Arab communities around the world. The Arab Chamber should represent South America.
The two Brazilian hospitals are going to send healthcare professionals to help fighting the cholera outburst in the Caribbean country.
The Brazilian government’s money should be used in the reconstruction of Palestinian refugee camp Nahr El-Bared, in Northern Lebanon. It is the third transfer of the kind in two years.
Celso Amorim should address the matter with foreign ministers from Japan, India and Germany. At the opening of the UN General Assembly he called for greater presence of developing countries.
Ziad Anabtawi, vice president of the Palestinian Businessmen Association, claims that the free trade agreement between the two parties will help Palestine overcome economic difficulties.
Both countries should end the bilateral agreement that may allow the Algerian purchase of Brazilian defence and security equipment without need for tenders.
The fund comprising Brazil, India and South Africa was awarded for its work in favour of South-South cooperation.
The Brazilian minister of Defence arrived in Abu Dhabi in the weekend and spoke to local authorities about cooperation in the military field.
The Brazilian and Moroccan cities have signed a statement making them sister cities. After the agreement, actions for cultural, economic and tourist cooperation will be promoted.
In an honour by the Arab Brazilian Chamber, the organisation’s president said that under Celso Amorim, Brazilian diplomacy placed the country on the global scenery, with the respect it deserves.
To the Brazilian Foreign Minister, the line adopted by Brazil should be maintained no matter who wins the elections. ‘The benefits are so clear,’ he said. ‘It would not be sensible to abandon it.’
The head of the Interregional Mechanisms Department at the Brazilian Foreign Office, Gilberto Moura, said the Federation of Arab-South American Chambers of Commerce should be created in February 2011.
