Agência Brasil* Brasilia – The traffic at the Brasilia international airport increased this Sunday morning. Many foreign delegations arrived in parties for the Summit of South American and Arab Countries. One of the first to arrive was the minister of Foreign Affairs from Tunisia, Abdelbaki Hermassi, followed by the deputy Foreign Relations Minister of Peru,
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The value is the sum of the riches generated in one year by the 34 countries which will be represented at the summit for the two regions, which takes place Tuesday and Wednesday. On the Arab side are oil giants, such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and on the Latin side great agriculture producers such as Brazil and Argentina. Tomorrow will be the opening of the business meeting which will gather businessmen of the two regions.
The prime ministers of Syria and Lebanon arrive today at the federal capital of Brazil to participate in the summit. The two ministers and the president of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, will have meetings with president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva even before the summit starts, on Monday. Yesterday one of the first Arab officials arrived at the city, the president of the League of Arab States, Amr Mussa.
Diplomats and scholars scheduled a symposium for the second half of this year to organize the setting up of a common library. Before the event, they will try to solve specific matters, such as the financing of the protect. Apart from translation of works that are fundamental for the South Americans and Arabs, other tasks of the library will be to provide incentives to the exchange of knowledge between professors. Scholarships may be given in the countries involved in the project.
Agência Brasil Brasília – Around 9 thousand police and security personnel will be mobilized to guarantee the security of heads of State and delegations attending the summit between Arab and South America Countries next week in the Brazilian capital from Monday (9) to Wednesday (11). Yesterday (5), some of them took part in training exercises.
Egyptian Foreign Relations Minister states that there are many immigrants who went to South America and that it is necessary to re-establish a connection with them. This attitude, according to him, is the first step to strengthen trade and economic relations. It even comes before the political level.
On May 9, famous names from Arab and South American cinema will discuss the matter at Cine Academia. Today begin the Arab and South American cinema exhibits, to take place in parallel to the summit between heads of states of both regions. Marco Farrari, one of the curators, believes that cultural activities will improve the ties between both regions.
In the last five years, Brazilian foreign sales to the Arab market have risen 178%. Items like bikinis, bathing suits, soy chaff, wheat, live cattle and horses were some of the products shipped to the region. However, commodities are still the main products.
The Argentinean delegation to travel to Brazilian capital Brasília next week will include representatives of seven private and government organizations, apart from local companies. Argentina had revenues of US$ 2.1 billion with sales to the Arabs last year, but according to the secretary general of the Argentine-Arab Chamber of Commerce, Sattam Al Kaddour, the country has conditions to multiply its exports to the region by two or three.
According to Shadia Farrag, the head of the Americas department at the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Egypt wants further trade and investment with the South Americans.
