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.
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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.
During his stay in São Paulo, the minister of Industry and Trade of Egypt, Rachid Mohamed Rachid, praised the part played by Brazil and said that he believes in the return to Doha Round talks.
The agreement with the Mercosur should be discussed during the visit of the Egyptian Trade Minister, Rachid Mohamed Rachid, who is in São Paulo today. Both governments are interested in the treaty.
The Brazilian minister of Foreign Relations said today that the lack of an agreement harms the agricultural production of impoverished countries, as wealthy nations are maintaining their subsidies.
This ranks among the priorities of the new ambassador of the Arab country to Brasília, Omer Abubakr. Agriculture, oil and aviation are the sectors in which Sudan wants partnerships with Brazil.
The G-20, a group of developing countries, has declared that it hopes for a substantial result in the Doha Rounds. The ministerial meeting begins today at the World Trade Organisation.
The Brazilian Foreign Office promotes today and tomorrow the 1st Conference on Brazilian Communities Abroad. The countries that house Brazilians include Lebanon, which counts on 5,000 residents.
