The Egyptian ambassador to Brazil, Ahmed Darwish, met today with directors of the organisation. The Ministry of Development’s trade mission to the Middle East in 2010 was one of the topics addressed.
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Celebrating the Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the Brazilian foreign office and the UN inaugurated the exhibition ‘The Palestinian Issue and the UN.’ The Senate held a solemn act.
This Wednesday, in Geneva, a group of developing nations decided to sign an agreement providing for a 20% reduction in foreign trade tariffs on 70% of the products traded among them.
The event will be promoted by the Unctad and is going to bring together representatives of five Arab countries interested in cooperating to fight poverty through economic development.
Minister Celso Amorim said Brazil will exempt the world’s poorest nations from import tariffs. The statement was made at the WTO conference, since the Doha Round failed to produce an agreement.
Arab ambassadors in Brazil visited the state and met with the governor and the mayor of Florianópolis. The objective was to identify trade, investment and tourism opportunities.
A group of Arab diplomats should promote an official visit to Santa Catarina starting on Thursday. They should meet with authorities and visit construction works of a tourist resort with Arab capital.
Solemnities in several Brazilian cities will celebrate, this and next week, the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The official date, created by the UN, is November 29th.
The PNA president Mahmoud Abbas ends his trip to Brazil with a visit to Porto Alegre. Authorities from the state of Rio Grande do Sul told him about the importance of the local Palestinian community.
The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, requested support and aid from the Brazilian head of state for negotiating with Israel. Lula, in turn, said that he is on the side of those who want dialogue.
President Lula mentioned the possibility after a meeting with PNA president Mahmoud Abbas this Friday in the city of Salvador. Brazil and Palestine have also signed a technical cooperation agreement.
The objective of the Palestinians is to have business partnerships so as to aid economic development in the occupied territories. They also want greater Brazilian participation in the peace process.
The Arab country’s diplomat in Brazil, Ibrahim Alzeben, earned a Medal of Legislative Merit from the Chamber of Representatives for his work to bring the Arab and Brazilian peoples closer together.
So said king Abdullah II, who received the Brazilian delegation currently in the country, headed by Arab Brazilian Chamber president Salim Schahin. He is interested in greater business with Embraer.
