The US Trade Representative and secretary of Agriculture applauded the possibility of an agreement on the cotton dispute, after Brazil postponed the imposition of countermeasures up until the 22nd.
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Brasília – The Brazilian minister of Foreign Relations, Celso Amorim, stated today (31st) that Brazil intends to make a new donation to Haiti, this time of US$ 172 million. Amorim made the announcement during the International Donors Conference Towards a New Future for Haiti, promoted by the United Nations (UN) in New York. At the
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said his government should prioritise the matter when presiding the South American bloc, in the second half. He spoke at a business seminar in Amman.
Before completing his trip to the Middle East, the Brazilian president asked Celso Amorim to travel to Damascus to discuss peace with Israel. To him, Syria is important in the conflict and solution.
The president of Brazil said in Ramallah that the US government’s irritation with Isreal due to new settlements ‘may be a magical thing that was lacking for the agreement’ with Palestine.
The president was met by Palestinians and Brazilians of Palestinian origin who waved Brazilian flags. To him, the street symbolises a meeting point between both peoples.
President Lula will be honoured at a dinner in São Paulo, on the National Day of the Arab Community: March 25th. He was the first head of state, after Emperor Pedro II, to visit the region.
The idea was placed today by businessman Fernando de Arruda Botelho, a shareholder at Camargo Correa. According to him, Brazil is lacking engineers and Palestine has unemployed professionals.
The Brazilian president said the country should support the Fayyad Plan, which involves 201 projects, mainly infrastructure, and US$ 5.5 billion. A conference in São Paulo should detail opportunities.
Brazil and Argentina have already agreed to negotiate a treaty, according to president Luis Inácio Lula da Silva and Development minister Miguel Jorge, who are in Bethlehem, West Bank.
On his trip to Israel, Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told businessmen he carries the peace virus. Lula wants to help in the peace process between Israel and Palestine.
Despite Brazilian retaliation, authorised by the WTO, the special advisor to the President, Marco Aurélio Garcia, said that conflict ‘does not interest anybody’. He believes in a negotiated way out.
Despite Brazilian retaliation, authorised by the WTO, the special advisor to the President, Marco Aurélio Garcia, said that conflict ‘does not interest anybody’. He believes in a negotiated way out.
Days before travelling to the Middle East, the president of Brazil said that ‘the world is lacking governance’ and defended direct negotiation between leaders of countries in conflict in the region.
