The United States government, which had been preventing Brazil from joining the organization, has now given its formal support.
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The two Gulf countries have permanent visa programs in place for non-nationals in a bid to boost their economies.
Brazil’s vice president convened with Lebanon’s president Michel Aoun Friday in Beirut. They discussed a free-trade agreement.
Paulo Cordeiro de Andrade Pinto and his wife Vera Estrela were killed in a car crash in Italy. The diplomat had a long career with the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was honored by the Arab Chamber in 2014.
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was awarded a certificate of merit for the work he has done for international economic and social development.
Arab diplomats in Brazil offered a welcome dinner to the incoming Saudi Arabian ambassador to Brasília, Ali Abdullah Bahittam.
Marcelo Della Nina, the diplomat representing Brazil in Saudi Arabia, was welcomed by Abdullatif Bin Rashid Al-Zayani.
Dates of the 15th annual leaders’ summit were announced this Wednesday in Riyadh. This will be the first G20 Summit to be hosted in the Arab world.
The opening of an office in Jerusalem and the possibility to move the embassy may cause a negative response from Arab consumers and entrepreneurs, which may affect trade. This assessment is made by the Union of Arab Chambers secretary general Khaled Hanafy. The Palestine’s ambassador reiterates that Brazil should stay away from the conflict in the Middle East.
So said Arab Chamber president Rubens Hannun, who sat in the Wednesday evening meeting in Brasília. Brazil’s overtures to Israel caused discomfort.
The Brazilian president’s visiting schedule will be worked out over the next few days, foreign minister Ernesto Araújo said during a hearing at the Federal Senate.
Analysis is by the Arab Brazilian Chamber president Rubens Hannun. Brazilian government announced the opening of a trade office with Israel in the city.
Chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of Libya in Brazil visited the Arab Brazilian Chamber. He wants to encourage meetings between businessmen from both countries.
The Jordanian Qais Marouf Kheiro Shqair has been head of the League’s office in Brasília for four months. He’s planning actions designed to bring Brazil’s relations with the Middle East and North Africa to a new level.
