The minister stated that US and French authorities have requested that the country play "a leadership role". He pointed out, however, that there has not yet been a formal invitation.
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The Brazilian foreign relations minister also stated that closer relations between the developing countries will be one of the themes of the 11th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad), to take place in São Paulo in June.
After the visit of Lebanese president Émile Lahoud to Brazil, in February, Lebanese Foreign Relations Minister Jean Obeid proposed that the summit to take place in Brazil be included in the topics to be discussed, informed to ANBA the adjunct chief of the permanent League of Arab Nations mission, Sayed Torbey.
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – The prime minister of Portugal, José Manuel Durão Barroso, who is visiting Brazil, says that Brazil does not need a gateway into the European community because Brazil is big enough and important enough to deal directly with any country there. But, said Barroso, the Brazilian business community knows that Europe
The Brazilian Foreign Office (Itamaraty) has confirmed the shipping of kits donated by the Health Ministry, as informed by ANBA on Monday (01). The shipping will total 1,143 tonnes of painkillers, antibiotics, and coagulants, among other remedies, sufficient for the treatment of 9,000 people for a period of three months.
Agência Brasil Brasília – Yesterday president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spoke with George W. Bush of the United States for 15 minutes on the phone. Lula asked Bush to support changes in International Monetary Fund classification of government outlays in productive sectors. Lula wants such outlays to be seen as investments and not expenditures;
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.
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
