World conference on the subject should take place from July 16th to 18th. The initiative, taken by Saudi king Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, will gather representatives of different beliefs.
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The subject was discussed at meetings attended in the Arab country by the Brazilian chancellor, Celso Amorim, in the last two days. Greater agricultural and industrial cooperation were also discussed.
This is the central point in the final statement of the meeting for ministers of Trade from the two regions, held last week in Marrakech, Morocco.
The statement was made by the Libyan ambassador to Brasília, Salem Omar Ezubedi. He told ANBA that that the countries sustain differentiated relations and highlighted sectors with potential for trade.
This is the opinion of the secretary general at the General Union of Chambers for Arab Countries, Lebanese economist Imad Shehab. In an interview to ANBA, he said he plans to renew the institution to make it into the real representative of the private sector in the region and that he believes in greater sharing of profits with the local economic growth.
In a meeting with regional heads of state last Friday (23rd), the Brazilian president stated that South America is going to change positions in the global political chessboard. The presidents signed a treaty establishing the Union of South American Nations (Unasul).
The need for a direct flight was one of the matters discussed yesterday between the Brazilian Foreign Minister, Celso Amorim, the Libyan Foreign Business minister, Abderrahman Chalgam, and Public Works minister, Abuzeid Omar Dorda, in Tripoli. They also spoke about the operation of Brazilian companies in Libya.
Diplomat Edgard Casciano will take charge of the Brazilian embassy in the capital of Syria in July. He was head of cabinet at the general undersecretariat of policies for Africa, Asia/Oceania and the Middle East at the Itamaraty (Brazilian foreign office) and wants to encourage expansion of trade, investment and also cultural and academic relations between Brazil and Syria.
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development will take place until the 25th in Accra, capital of Ghana. Presidents, ministers, diplomats, technicians and civil society representatives are going to discuss current subjects, such as the turbulence in the international financial market and the high price of commodities.
Businesswomen Paola Tucunduva, from Brazil, and Sana Burgan, from Jordan, are finalists for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development award for businesswomen. The award highlights innovative entrepreneurial initiatives by women in developing countries. Paola owns a chain of launderettes and Sana promotes medical Jordanian medical services.
