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.
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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.
This was one of the topics of the bi-regional meeting on water resources and desertification held last week in Recife. Saudi Arabia wants to invest in countries that offer competitive advantages.
Mohamad Amin Ali Kurdi, who has been in Brazil for two months, said his country is interested in Brazilian agribusiness and also in attracting companies from Brazil to opportunities in Saudi Arabia.
Ahmad Al-Ali, of Electricity, should be at the global conference about biofuels promoted by the government of Brazil. The minister met yesterday with the Brazilian delegation that is in Syria.
Brasília – The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce offered dinner yesterday (12) at the Brasília Alvorada Park Hotel to honour the coming of the minister of Trade and Industry of Egypt, Rachid Mohamed Rachid, to Brazil. The event was attended by 40 people, including the Egyptian delegation, Arab ambassadors to Brasília (capital of Brazil) and
The Foreign Minister of Brazil, Celso Amorim, and Egyptian minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid want to establish a committee to proceed with trade talks. They met yesterday, in Brasília.
