The Brazilian delegation participating in the ongoing 3rd meeting for high-level government officials from South America and the Arab region, in Cairo, presented a series of suggestions for broadening the relationship between the two regions in the fields of economy, science and technology, and culture.
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The third meeting for high-level government officials from South America and the Arab region will be held at the headquarters of the League of Arab States. With over a 100 participants, this meeting will bring together the largest number of delegates ever. The subjects to be discussed include economy and cooperation, science and technology, and cultural projects.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The Brazilian minister of Foreign Relations, Celso Amorim, announced yesterday (25), during the International Conference for Lebanon (Paris III), a US$ 1 million donation for financing reconstruction projects. According to information provided by the Ministry of Foreign Relations, this is the second donation from Brazil to Lebanon. Last year, US$ 500,000
The Syrian minister of Information, Mohsen Bilal, stated that the president of Syria, Bashar Al-Assad, is going to visit Brazil this year. Yesterday (24), the minister visited the headquarters of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, in São Paulo, and on Tuesday he attended dinner at the Syrian Sports Club.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The World Economic Forum, to begin today (24), in Davos, Switzerland, will include a parallel agenda to discuss World Trade Organization (WTO) topics. According to the Swiss ambassador to Brazil, Rudolf Baerfuss, there will be an informal ministerial meting to try to unbar WTO negotiations. "This informal ministerial meeting is an
During the meeting with Syrian Information minister Mohsen Bilal, the Brazilian president spoke about his interest in promotion of trade between both countries and about the importance of proceeding with the decisions of the Summit of South American – Arab Countries.
This is the opinion of Mohamed Obaid Al-Mazrooei, undersecretary general for Economic Affairs at the Gulf Cooperation Council, who participated in the Mercosur Summit, in Rio de Janeiro. In an exclusive interview to ANBA, he said that the treaty to be signed between both blocs should provide further security to investors and also incentives in other areas, like tourism.
The opinion about the Summit, held in the southeastern Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, was expressed by the Brazilian minister of Foreign Relations, Celso Amorim. According to Amorim, differences aside, the member countries agree on the main point, which is the regional integration based on social justice and economic development.
This statement was made yesterday by the undersecretary general for Economic Affairs at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Mohamed Obaid Al-Mazrooei, who is in the southeastern Brazilian capital of Rio de Janeiro, participating in the Mercosur Summit. Al-Mazrooei and the foreign ministers of South American countries signed a declaration about the progress of negotiations for the free trade agreement between both blocs.
Alexandre Rocha, special envoy* Rio de Janeiro – Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez said today (18) that talks with Brazil regarding the so-called Gas Pipeline of the South are advancing. "The presidents of PDVSA and Petrobras (respectively the Venezuelan and Brazilian national oil companies) have advanced significantly in the matter of bringing gas from Venezuela down,
The Brazilian Foreign Minister opened this morning the 32nd Meeting of the Council of the Common Market, the first activity of the Mercosur Summit. As examples of this strength, he mentioned the admittance of Venezuela, the increase of trade and the creation of new institutional mechanisms.
