According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, in ten months, the number of Syrians who require humanitarian assistance has increased by 1.2 million.
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The topic was addressed by Brazilian chancellor, Mauro Vieira, and his Algerian counterpart, Ramtane Lamamra, in a meeting this Wednesday in Algiers. Economic and political cooperation were also discussed.
In a visit to the countries affected by the Syrian crisis, president of the refugee committee said that next week the Brazilian consular representations will be given training to speed up the issuance of visas.
A tree originally from Paraná state capital Curitiba was planted last week in the gardens of Lebanon’s Usek university to mark the 70th anniversary of the Arab country’s diplomatic ties with Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Uruguay.
The Council of Arab Ambassadors talked, this Tuesday (20th), with Sérgio Danese, secretary general of the Ministry of Foreign Relations. They asked for the country’s support in resolving the conflict with Israel.
Osmar Chohfi, the Arab Chamber’s vice president of International Relations, will speak at the organization’s office at 7pm on the 28th. Integration with South America will be one of the main topics.
Breakfast brought together diplomats with the goal to promote the participation of representatives of the region in the business forum of the 4th Summit of South American-Arab Countries (Aspa).
In September, 163 families with at least one Syrian citizen were receiving the benefits from the federal government’s program. The number of foreigners enrolled at the program also increased.
The Senate approved a treaty signed in 2010 by Mercosur and the Arab nation. The agreement still needs to be voted by the parliaments of Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina.
The country’s National Dialogue Quartet won the accolade for its contribution to the building of a plural democracy in the African country post-Arab Spring. The announcement was made this Friday (9th).
The state’s capital Recife is vying for the new aerospace hub with Fortaleza and Natal, also in Northeast Brazil. ‘I believe we have the best technical qualifications,” said state secretary for Tourism Felipe Carreras.
The free lessons are an initiative of the Brazilian embassy in Beirut. The purpose is to coach Syrians who plan to travel to Brazil on basic communication skills. The classes begin on the 13th.
MPs of the Arab nation visited Brasília and São Paulo and said that the countries’ companies and infrastructure projects can be good investment options.
The memorandum of understanding provides that annual information-sharing meetings will be held in a bid to advance relations between Brazil and the countries the Arab League represents.
