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Agência Brasil* Algiers – In his final address in Algeria, before leaving, president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva invited businessmen from the country to visit Brazil after partnerships and to learn about the Brazilian market. According to Lula, there are excellent Brazilian institutions with capacities to increase cooperation between both countries in agriculture, vigilance of

The establishment of a diplomatic office has already been authorized by president Lula and should take place in the first half of this year. It takes place after the opening of a Sudanese embassy in Brazilian capital Brasília. This week Brazil was news in the Sudanese press, due to the first participation of the Arab Brazilian Chamber in Khartoum International Fair.

Agência Brasil Brasília – A bridge was inaugurated this weekend linking the town of Assis Brasil, in the state of Acre, to Iñapan in Peru. And Brazil got another commerical route to the Pacific Ocean, said president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on his weekly radio broadcast. The bridge between Brazil and Peru was inaugurated

This was one of the main themes of the meeting between the Moroccan minister of Foreign Relations, Mohamed Benaïssa, and his Brazilian counterpart, Celso Amorim, on Friday, in Brasilia. They spoke of the need of holding trade missions. An agreement should be signed between business entities of the two countries.

Agência Brasil Brasília – Brazil and the United Nations have signed a memorandum of understanding that will result in the creation of Economic and Social Development Councils throughout Latin America, based on the Brazilian experience with such councils over the last three years during the Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva administration. The UN calls the

Mohamed Benaïssa will be in Brazilian capital Brasília on Friday to discuss topics like the possibility of a trip by Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to Morocco and technical exchange in areas like habitation, education and water resources. The visit is part of a trip around South America to include Paraguay, Colombia and Peru.

Relations between both countries were the theme of the debate yesterday during a seminar at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, attended by around 200 businessmen. Exports from Brazil to Tunisia grew 104% in the last five years, and imports 72%.