The heads of the Industry and Trade, Agriculture and Tourism ministries will meet with government officials and private sector representatives in the cities of São Paulo and Brasília this week.
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Algerian Foreign Affairs minister Mourad Medelci will meet with Brazilian foreign minister Celso Amorim on Monday. He will also attend a meeting of the Brazil-Algeria Joint Commission.
The head of the Brazilian foreign ministry’s Middle East Department, Sarkis Karmirian, was named honorary member this Friday. The certificate was awarded by the Chamber’s president, Salim Schahin.
The Brazilian president wants negotiations to move forward during his last period in the rotating presidency of the South American bloc, in the second half.
The Brazilian government allocated US$ 500,000 to United Nations programmes. The funds will be used for building schools and providing school meals.
Representatives of the two blocs met to resume negotiations for a free trade agreement, six years after the last official meeting on the matter.
At a meeting with the board of the Arab Brazilian Chamber, the Syrian president spoke about infrastructure projects in his country and proposed a mission of Syrian businessmen to Brazil.
In an interview to ANBA, Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad said the government of Brazil may ‘instigate’ peace in the Middle East and that he believes an effort in this direction will be made.
The Brazilian president said today to his Syrian colleague, Bashar Al Assad, in Brasília, that he wants ‘the end of hurdles’ to the country’s entry in the organisation. Assad is visiting Brazil.
Bashar Al Assad should arrive in Brazil today and meet with Lula on Wednesday. The two will discuss conflict in the Middle East. In São Paulo, Assad will meet with the Arab Brazilian Chamber’s board.
Brazilian expats may apply for participation in the Council of Representatives of Brazilians Living Abroad. They will act as interlocutors abroad between communities and the Brazilian Foreign Office.
Last week, the fourth meeting for negotiation of the free trade agreement took place. The governments hope to sign the agreement at the next South American bloc summit, in July.
The government donated US$ 200,000 to fight child mortality and US$ 300,000 to foster family farming in Darfur. The handing-over ceremony was held in Khartoum last Monday.
The 3rd Forum of the Alliance of Civilisations ended on Saturday and included the participation of over 100 official delegations. The next edition should take place in Doha, Qatar.
