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.
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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.
Brasília – The Brazilian minister of Foreign Relations, Celso Amorim, confirmed today (11th) the visit of the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, to Brazil on the 20th this month. The information was disclosed after a meeting with the president of Israel, Shimon Peres, in the Brazilian capital, Brasília. The visit of the Palestinian
The foreign minister of Jordan, Nasser Judeh, told Arab Brazilian Chamber board members that his country presents good environment for foreign investment. He pointed out relations with Brazil.
The Tunisian ambassador to Brasília, Seifeddine Cherif, stated that the agreement should facilitate mutual tourism. He spoke during a tribute to the Arab country in São Paulo on Thursday.
The president said that Brazil should grow 5% in 2010 and invited investors to make use of the business opportunities offered by the country. Lula spoke on the matter while in London.
This is the opinion of Academy of Latinity secretary general Candido Mendes. The institution promoted its annual meeting this week, in Cairo, bringing together Western and Muslim intellectuals.
The minister of Foreign Affairs of the Emirates and the DP World CEO visited yesterday the area of the largest private port terminal in Brazil, to be built in Santos. DP World partners in the project.
Abdallah Nahyan, minister of Foreign Affairs of the Emirates, spoke to his colleague, Celso Amorim, and to minister Edison Lobão about cooperation in the renewable energy sector in Brasília yesterday.
Abdallah bin Zayed Nahyan, the minister of Foreign Affairs of the Emirates, should have meetings in Brasília, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo starting today. A delegation of businessmen is with him.
The Brazilians living in Lebanon want to have more contact with the culture of their country of origin. The matter was discussed at the Conference of Brazilian Communities Living Abroad, last week.
