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.
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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.
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.
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.
