Michel Suleiman should visit the country this year. The date has not been defined, but may be in April, said the consul general of Lebanon to São Paulo, Joseph Sayah, at the Arab Brazilian Chamber.
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The Food Supply Company informed it will donate another 200 tonnes of food to the victims of the earthquake that hit the country. President Lula announced the setting up of an emergency care unit.
According to the Arab country’s embassy in the Brazilian capital (Brasília), the funds were donated for emergency humanitarian aid to the earthquake’s victims.
Qatar intends to invest the sum in railways, roads, sanitation and other projects, and wants to attract the participation of Brazilian companies. Lula stated that he is going to visit the Arab country
During a visit by the emir of Qatar, Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, to Brasília, Qatar Holding signed an agreement with Brazilian companies to seek joint investment opportunities.
In his 15th year in power, the Qatari emir, Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, comes to Brazil for his second trip to the nation, planning to expand political and economic relations.
So says the Arab Brazilian Chamber’s president, Salim Schahin. He believes in the possibility of developing joint projects. The emir of the Arab country will be in the Brazilian capital on Wednesday.
The governments of the two countries will sign treaties in different fields during the visit that the Qatari emir, Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, will pay to Brasília (Brazilian capital) next Wednesday.
The Arab head of state will meet with president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brasília on the 20th. He will travel alongside the prime minister, who will meet with representatives of large companies.
Brazilian foreign minister Celso Amorim and the Palestinian minister of Foreign Affairs, Riad Malki, discussed the resumption of dialogue with Israel. To Malki, the negotiation needs new players.
The country returns to being a member this year, for a period of 24 months, replacing Costa Rica. The first meeting takes place this week.
The meeting should take place on Wednesday, in Geneva. According to the Brazilian Foreign Office, both ministers should discuss the peace process between Israel and Palestine and other matters.
In the evaluation of Michel Alaby, a foreign trade consultant and secretary general at the Arab Chamber, the developing country tariff reduction agreement cannot replace WTO negotiations.
To Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim, who was recently in Egypt, a solution to the conflicts in the region includes the incorporation of new mediators, like Brazil and other developing nations.
