Agência Brasil Brasília – Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is reported to have asked that the talks on an inter- regional association between Mercosur and the European Union continue, but also warned that care must be taken with regard to possible concessions. "The president pointed out that the negotiations must not favor any
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Agência Brasil Brasília – The Brazilian government has donated an Ipanema EBM 202 aircraft to Senegal for use in that country and neighboring African nations in combating a locust plague. The aircraft was dismantled and shipped in a Brazilian Air Force Hercules C-130, which was scheduled to arrive in Dakar today (07) around noon. The
Agência Brasil Brasília – The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Angola, Gilberto Buta Lutucuta, was at the Brazilian Farm Research Corporation (Embrapa) on Friday (01) visiting its Genetic and Biotechnology center (Cenargen) in Brasilia. Lutucuta declared he was interested in the transfer of Embrapa technology and products to Angola. The minister said Brazilian-Angolan
During the 6th Ambassador Meeting which took place in Porto Alegre, capital of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, governor Germano Rigotto stated that protectionism distorts the foreign market. Countries like Brazil and Egypt are harmed by agricultural subsidies supplied by the United States and European Union. He also stated that trade is an instrument for integration.
Paulo Sérgio Atallah emphasised the need for Brazilians and Arabs to move from simple trade to partnerships and investments, at the 6th Ambassador Meeting in the city of Porto Alegre. He also said Brazilian exports to the Arabs are only just beginning, and that the country has the means to represent at least 5% of the regions imports. Currently Brazil sells 1.5% of total imports by the Arab League.
As well as the seminar about Arab culture which took place in São Paulo and the hydric resources meeting currently happening in the city of Fortaleza, other events are to take place, such as: a seminar in Morocco on South American culture, a meeting in Quito to discuss economic cooperation and one in Argentina. The aim is to form the guidelines for the heads of Arab and South American states summit.
The event about the semiarid and management of hydric resources, which started yesterday, in Fortaleza, is going to identify areas for cooperation between both regions in which there may be development of new techniques and products. Representatives from 14 countries are participating in the event, and the result will serve to establish the schedule for the summit between Arab and South American heads of state scheduled for 2005.
Agência Brasil Brasília – This week Brazil and the United States will return to the negotiating table for talks at the Brazil-US Agriculture Consultive Committee in Washington. The committee was set up following a meeting by presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and George W. Bush in June 2003. According to the head of the
Agência Brasil Brasília – In an attempt to reach an agreement with the European Union before the October 31 deadline, Mercosur has presented the EU with an improved proposal that, according to an official note from the Foreign Ministry, expands market access for the EU in the areas of agriculture, industry, investments, services and even
The event, idealized by Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will take place in either Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo, both in southeastern Brazil. Before the summit, there should be a preparatory meeting in Morocco. This decision was taken yesterday at a meeting between ministers of Foreign Relations of both blocs, in the sidelines of the United Nations Assembly General in New York.
