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.
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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.
Such is the evaluation of the Brazilian, Turkish and Spanish foreign ministers. They believe that the Alliance of Civilizations is on the right track, with a growing number of participating countries.
To promote the country, which will host the next Alliance of Civilizations Forum, Qataris talk about their nation and distribute books containing information on geography, the Islam and the Alliance.
The two ministers of Foreign Relations met in Rio de Janeiro today. They also talked about peace in the Middle East and the coming of a business mission to Brazil.
