The theme was discussed yesterday during a meeting between Brazilian Foreign minister Celso Amorim and Abdelbaki Hermassi, his Tunisian counterpart, in Tunis. During the summit of Arab and South American countries, scheduled for May, there will be an Arab cinema show organized by Nadia Attia, the director of the Carthage Film Festival. Today, Minister Amorim should meet Tunisian president Zine Al-Abidine Ben Ali.
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Brazilian and Kuwaiti businessmen discussed yesterday, at the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry, ways of levelling the trade balance between Brazil and that country. While Brazilian exports to Kuwait rose 73% in 2004, sales from the Arab country to the country in South America dropped 70%. One of the alternatives for reduction of this difference, according to ambassador Mario Vilalva, is investment by Brazilian companies in the Arab country.
Sagia, a Saudi government organisation which regulates and promotes foreign investments in the country, confirmed yesterday, during a meeting with employees of the Itamaraty in Riyadh, that they will send representatives to Brazil in May. During the summit for South American and Arab countries there will be an investments fair for every country to present their projects.
The information was transmitted yesterday by minister Amorim to the Qatar vice prime minister, Hamad Bin Jaber Al-Tani, during the meeting in the capital city of Doha. Al-Tani stated that Qatar also plans on reopening their embassy in Brasilia. The meeting is part of the agenda for Amorim in his visit to nine Arab countries. He also visited the prince Sayyd Bin Tareq Bin Teimur Al-Said, from Oman. Today, the chancellor will open the activities for the Brazilian business mission in Kuwait.
In a meeting yesterday, in Riyadh, the secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Abdul Rahman Bin Hamad Al-Attiyad, and the Brazilian minister of Foreign Relations, Celso Amorim, committed to work so that a framework agreement, document which formalizes the beginning of negotiations, is signed during the summit for Arab and South American countries, in May. The chancellor also had a meeting with the Saudi crown prince, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The experience with the Bolsa Família (meaning Family Scholarship in Portuguese), main income transference programme by the Brazilian government, was presented last Saturday (19) in Egypt. The minister of Social Development and Food Safety, Patrus Ananias, showed the Egyptian government how the programme works. The programme helps 6.5 million
Prime minister Ahmed Qorei received the invitation from Celso Amorim, the Brazilian minister of Foreign Relations, in Ramallah. The Brazilian minister also met president Mahmoud Abbas and foreign ministers Nabil Shaath, from Palestine, and Hani Mulki, from Jordan. On Tuesday, Amorim will announce the installation of a Brazilian embassy in Doha, Qatar.
The Brazilian minister of Foreign Relations is going to meet the president of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, and with prime minister Ahmed Qorei. He will make a tour of ten Arab countries. The main subjects to be covered will be the Arab and South American summit to take place in May, in Brazilian capital Brasília, and trade relations. Between February 21 and 24, the minister will be heading a trade mission to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Brazilian government celebrated that the Kyoto Protocol became effective today (16). The international agreement about the climate foresees the reduction in the emission of polluting gases. "Brazil considers this moment as a turning point in history, contributing to the strengthening and credibility of multilateral efforts facing the causes
The minister will be in the region from the 17th to 27th of February to talk to the local officials about the Summit for Arab and Latin American countries, the bilateral relations, topics raised in the journey by president Lula in 2003 and the reform in the United Nations. Between the 21st and 24th, Amorim will participate in a trade mission in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Until last week, 24 companies had signed up to participate in the delegation.
Agência Brasil Brasília – The Brazilian candidate for the post of director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is upbeat about his election. Ambassador Luiz Felipe Seixas Corrêa expressed confidence that the election will go to a representative from a developing country. In his view, the idea is to introduce balance in the leadership of
