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
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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.
The statement was made by the Jordanian Foreign Minister, Salaheddine Al-Bashir. The king of the Arab country, Abdullah II, will come to Brazil in October with a delegation for business prospecting.
Salaheddin Al-Bashir should meet president Lula and counterpart Celso Amorim as well as visit the Arab Chamber. The objective is to prepare the trip of king Abdullah II to the country, in October.
The announcement was made yesterday by the president of the European Commission, José Manuel Durão Barroso, in the first day of the G8 summit, in Japan.
Celso Amorim was in Tunis yesterday, where he discussed strategies for boosting economic relations with local ministers. Fertilisers and agricultural goods were the main topics discussed.
The Brazilian chancellor told ANBA that there are great opportunities for strengthening economic and commercial ties. He stated, however, that businessmen must seek these opportunities.
The statement was made by the new Brazilian ambassador to Jordan, Fernando de Abreu, whose first mission will be to help prepare the coming of king Abdullah II.
