Lula is travelling to Israel, Palestine and Jordan in the company of a trade delegation. To him, the result of these missions ‘has been extraordinary’. Brazil may help in the development of Palestine.
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It includes products like wheat, vehicles and personal hygiene products. Retaliation was authorised by the WTO in answer to subsidies granted to North American cotton products.
The government of Brazil may promote programs for cooperation with both countries, which showed interest in Brazilian policies during a ministerial meeting in Brasília.
The US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, said that her country aims to establish an agreement with Brazil to avoid retaliation, authorized by the WTO, due to cotton subsidies.
The cooperation plan was ratified by ministers of both regions in Brazilian capital Brasília. It forecasts the establishment of a site with best practices in the social area and training seminars.
Today and tomorrow, in Brasília, the second meeting of social-area ministers should take place. The minutes include themes like hunger alleviation, reduction of poverty and the Millennium Goals.
Fortaleza should host, in August, an international conference on the climate. Public policies for semiarid and arid regions will be discussed. Arab countries should be present.
The US$ 50 million donation made by the Arab country to the victims of the earthquake in Haiti is already available by means of the UN. Saudi also topped the list of aid providers in 2008.
On the Brazilian side, the group will be led by the Chamber’s president, Salim Schahin, and on the Syrian, by businessman Tarif Akhras, according to Ghassan Obeid, of the Syrian embassy in Brasília.
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.
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.
