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.
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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.
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.
