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Agência Brasil Brasília – Speaking at a meeting on educational policy, Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva declared that his administration remains committed to the Millennium Goals, especially in the areas of education, hunger and misery. "We are committed from head to toe," said Lula at the 4th High Level Group Meeting on Education
The 34 South American and Arab countries to participate in the meeting will have stands to present projects in which they are interested in attracting foreign investment. The fair is going to take place in parallel to the Summit, on 10 and 11 of May, in Brazilian capital Brasília. The declaration to be presented at the summit is already being formulated by a committee in both regions. The first official meeting between the group took place in Cairo, on October 30 and 31.
Agência Brasil Brasília – The president of China, Hu Jintao, will arrive in Brasília on Thursday to return the visit by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in May. According to the Brazil-China Chamber of Commerce, the two presidents will sign a series of protocols on sanitation norms for exports of beef, poultry, citric fruits, soy
Agência Brasil Rio – The heads of state of 19 South and Central American nations, along with Mexico, will be in Rio de Janeiro tomorrow (04) for the opening of the 18th Rio Group summit which will last two days. At the close of the meeting a document will be signed by the heads of
Together with the Department of Trade Promotion of the Ministry of Foreign Relations, the Federation of Industries of the state of São Paulo, will put into practice, starting in November, a pilot project to train diplomats who are going to work at Brazilian embassies in other countries. They are going to visit industries to learn more about the reality of sectors with which the countries they are going to do business.
According to the Itamaraty, the Brazilian Foreign Office, the document sent includes the general lines of the text to be negotiated. Now the South American bloc is awaiting an answer from the Egyptian government. Specific matters, like the lists of products to be included in the agreement, for example, will be negotiated at a later date. As informed by ANBA last week, a delegation from the Arab country should visit Brazil in November so as to discuss the matter.
Agência Brasil Brasília – "A ten-year-long dream that finally came true," was the way minister of Foreign Relations, Celso Amorim, described the agreement signed yesterday (18) by Mercosur and the Andean Community (CAN). The agreement will promote Latin American integration, not only in trade, but also in the areas of investment and scientific and technological
