According to ambassador Pedro Motta, head of the Africa Department in the Brazilian Foreign Office (Itamaraty), the Health Ministry is going to make three medication kits available, each capable of providing assistance to 3,000 people for three months.
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Agência Brasil Brasília – Cooperation among developing countries located in the Southern Hemisphere is the central link among the Group of 15 (G15), composed of countries from Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Although the name suggests that 15 countries participate, there are really 19: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mexico,
Agência Brasil Brasília – On Thursday, president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will travel to Caracas, Venezuela, for the XII summit of the G-15, which presently consists of 19 countries. The summit will focus on international affairs and the integration of developing nations in those affairs and the world economy. Membership of Venezuela in Mercosur
During a visit to the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital, in the southeastern city of São Paulo, Lebanese president Émile Lahoud stated to ANBA that negotiations for this exchange started on Thursday (19). "I am sure we will establish a fruitful relationship," he stated. The president of the institution Medical Council, Raul Cutait, was invited to visit Beirut in June.
Agência Brasil Brasília – Speaking during the 5th Parliamentary Network video conference on the World Bank, which is taking place in France, president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva declared that the International Monetary Fund needs to make changes in the way it deals with developing countries. "The IMF needs more than just one recipe. It
Treaties forecast operations in the areas of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution, as well as the creation of an economic and business forum. Authorities in both countries should also discuss the Arab and South American summit in the second half, the formation of a commission for cooperation between the countries, the creation of an air rout between both countries, and simplification in the visa system.
Emile Lahoud will be meeting president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva tomorrow (17). One of the subjects will be the summit between Arab and South American heads of state to take place in the second half of 2004. Cooperation agreements will be negotiated in the technical, cultural, education, and commercial areas.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazil and France have "the same worries" in many points of international diplomacy, stated the foreign relations minister, Celso Amorim, yesterday (04). The declaration was made after the meeting minister Amorim had with French foreign relations minister, Dominique de Villepin, who is visiting Brazilian capital Brasília. Minister Villepin stated
Agência Brasil Geneva (Switzerland) – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva declared yesterday in Geneva that his government hopes to increase significantly the nearly US$ 11 billion in direct foreign investments made in 2003. At a meeting with around 200 executives from large international corporations at UN headquarters in Geneva, Lula said that Brazil possesses solid
Agência Brasil New Delhi – In a speech to Brazilian and Indian business leaders, president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva declared: "It is time for Brazilian businessmen to prospect for new markets and get to work on exporting their goods to other places. They should complain less and sell more!" Speaking without notes, Lula said
Agência Brasil Brasília/New Delhi – Yesterday, on his third day in India, president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva opened a seminar entitled: "Brazil-India – Sustainable Development: Perspectives and Possibilities." In his speech, he declared that he did not believe it was possible to grow without an equitable income distribution. Lula pointed out that between 1930 and 1980,
