Alexandre Rocha
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Abdullah II arrives in Brasília today, where he is going to meet with president Lula and sign agreements. Tomorrow he will be in São Paulo to open the Brazil-Jordan Business Forum.
A delegation from the South American bloc went to Cairo and handed over to the Egyptian government a draft proposal for a free trade agreement. This was the first round of negotiations since 2004.
Diplomats from both regions discuss the declaration to be adopted in the next bi-regional summit and other cooperation initiatives.
The unit is in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. The foundation is going to help establish an antiretroviral drug factory for the treatment of Aids.
The two governments are engaged in closing an agreement in three weeks. In the last meeting for WTO negotiations, in July, the countries could not reach an agreement regarding the proposal.
The first round of talks on the free trade agreement took place in Amman. The two parties have already traded product lists and should submit tariff reduction proposals by February.
Brasília – Cooperation between Brazil and Haiti is the theme of an inter-ministerial meeting to take place today (9) in Brazilian capital Brasília, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Relations. The meeting was requested by president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, according to a press statement disclosed by the Brazilian Foreign Office (Itamaraty). During the
The Brazilian president spoke first at the opening of the 63rd General Assembly of the United Nations, in New York. A solution must emerge from multilateral forums, he said.
Agreements in different areas should be signed during the visit of the Jordanian king, Abdullah II, to Brazil in October. Sectors will include tourism, education and political enquiries.
As of next week, diplomats from Brazil, which currently presides over the South American bloc, should resume talks on commercial treaties with Morocco, Egypt and Jordan.
The second Summit of Arab-South American Countries should take place in Doha, Qatar, in 2009. The theme was discussed this week by the council of Foreign Ministers at the League, in Cairo.
São Paulo – The new ambassador of Brazil to Damascus, Edgar A. Casciano, presented his credentials to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad yesterday (26). The president of Syria also accepted the credentials of the ambassadors of Korea and Malaysia yesterday. Each ambassador was received individually. Al-Assad wished Casciano luck in his work in Syria. The ceremony
São Paulo – The Egyptian ambassador to the Brazilian capital Brasília, Mohamed Abdel Fattah Abdallah, was awarded today (26), in Brasília, the Order of Rio Branco, granted by the Brazilian foreign office (Itamaraty). The order is an acknowledgement of the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations to the work of diplomats and personalities, Brazilian and foreign.
