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.
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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.
Agência Brasil Nova York – Continuing a tradition that began with the birth of the United Nations in 1946, Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made the first speech at the opening of the General Assembly yesterday (21) in New York. Lula called for changes in multilateral financial organization operations in order to promote
Agência Brasil Brasília – Speaking at the meeting of the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization, Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva declared that the strength of globalization is not being used to solve the problems of hunger and poverty in the world. The commission is meeting at the UN in New
Agência Brasil Brasília – Negotiators from the European Union and Mercosur have decided to begin a concentrated effort to reach an agreement on free trade within the scheduled time frame which should end on October 31. The idea is that technical meetings will begin today (13) in Brussels and on September 20, specialists from both
The Syrian minister of Expatriates, Buthaina Shaaban, visited São Paulo at the beginning of last week and stated that the trade flow has improved significantly after the visit Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took to Damascus, but it may grow even further. She believes that the Arab community living in Brazil may provide an impulse in the sale of Syrian products. The trade balance between both countries is currently very negative for Syria.
