The new consul general to São Paulo, Rudy El Azzi assumed his post in April. There are an estimated four million Lebanese natives and descendants in the city.
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So said the Brazilian foreign minister Aloysio Nunes. He also said he is ready to sign a Brazil-Morocco Cooperation and Trade Facilitation Agreement.
Rudy El Azzi took the post of Lebanon’s general consul in São Paulo in April and met with members of the Arab Chamber’s board of directors this Tuesday.
The new Immigration Law went into effect one year ago this week and the government is preparing a project to attract skilled foreign professionals.
The Brazilian Diaspora will descend on the city from May 23 to 25, representing expatriate communities from about 30 different countries, including Lebanon and the UAE.
A ceremony in Brasília remembered the 70th anniversary of the day in which over 700,000 Palestinians were banished or fled their lands with the establishment of the state of Israel.
A conference in Brussels gathered 36 countries and donor organizations, which have committed to donate over USD 3.4 billion next year.
The Brazilian president and Salman Bin Abdulaziz spoke on the phone. Saudi Arabia is Brazil’s leading partner in the Arab world.
The Emirates Diplomatic Academy has registrations open until May 31 to the citizens interested in pursuing a diplomatic career and studying in universities abroad. University of São Paulo (USP) is in the list. A scholarship is included.
The meeting took place this Tuesday. The diplomats go on joint missions often.
Over 170 countries, Brazil among them, committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships, in an agreement signed in London.
Brazilian refugee committee Conare reported that the Syrian nationality accounted for over half of the asylum requests granted by the country last year.
Brazilian Congress joint commission approved the donation of BRL 792,000 (USD 252,400) to Palestine; the project will now be presented for discussion on the floor of both the House and the Senate.
The headquarters of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, in Paulista Avenue, São Paulo, was the place chosen by the organization to hold its meeting.
