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
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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.
The Syrian consul general to São Paulo, Ibrahim Issa, met with the Arab Brazilian Chamber board of directors to set the details of a visit of a delegation of Brazilian executives to Brazil.
Abd Elghani Awad Elkarim, inaugurated in the embassy of Sudan to Brasília three months ago, wants to show Brazilians the business opportunities in his country and to organise an event in 2010.
The National Confederation of Industries and Apex are going to set up an office in Brussels to monitor and act against non-tariff barriers, imposed by the EU, affecting Brazilian exports.
