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Brazilian president Lula arrives in the Swiss city tomorrow. Ministers Furlan (Development), Dirceu (Chief of Staff), Palocci (Finance) and Amorim (Foreign Relations), and the governor of the Central Bank are also on the delegation. One of the main themes of the World Economic Forum this year is the fight against poverty. The Brazilian president is going to address the matter there, and also at the World Social Forum, today in the city of Porto Alegre.
The Brazilian minister of Foreign Relations stated that the entry of an Arab country to the organisation should be evaluated. Amorim defended this idea soon after a journey to five African countries. One of the proposals for reform in the Council suggests the opening of six new permanent seats, two destined for Africa and the other four for Asia, Europe and the Americas.
Agência Brasil Brasília – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received the president of Bulgaria, Gueorgui Parvánov, today (12), in the Planalto Palace. The two presidents participated in a ceremony in which a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Rio Branco Institute (where Brazilian diplomats are trained) and the diplomatic institute of the Bulgarian
This mission is part of the country strategy of commercial promotion in non-traditional markets. The delegation is going to participate in business meetings and is going to present the potential of the Brazilian economy to Kuwaiti and Saudi businessmen. The group will be in the region between February 21 and 24. The Brazilian Foreign Office (Itamaraty) hopes to take between 40 and 50 companies, organizations and sector associations.
This is the opinion of Shadia Farrag, head of the Americas Department at the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Relations and former Egyptian ambassador in Brazil. According to her, the preparatory events for the summit between heads of state, to take place in May, are already promoting an intense approximation between the countries in the two blocs.
Senators Maquito Vilela and Leomar Quintanilha and congressmen Jamil Murad, Augusto Abicalil and Murilo Zauith met with Mahmoud Abbas for 50 minutes yesterday.
Agência Brasil Brasília – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has sent a congratulatory message to the president elect of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas. In the note Lula says "It is time for the Palestinian people to move ahead in the direction of peace and prosperity." Lula also praised Abbas for his democratic spirit
