Representatives of the Brazilian federal government are attending the meeting in Doha about crime prevention and criminal justice organized by UN, which started last week and ends Sunday (19th).
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In a meeting held this Thursday (16th) at the Arab Chamber, representatives of the organization and from Brazilian sector entities defined the group’s goals. The Tunisian side of the business body will come to the country in May.
Officials from the two countries met and also discussed having Saudi technicians visit Brazilian meat packing companies, broadening the bilateral trade portfolio, and online certification of documents of origin.
Roberto Abdallah received agrément (full credence) from the Arab country. Before this post, he was ambassador in Kuwait and head of the Middle East Department of the Ministry of External Relations.
Diplomats from 16 countries will meet with political leaderships from the state of Amazonas and city of Manaus. To get to know trade and investments opportunities is the goal. The Arab Chamber will attend the mission.
Brazil-Saudi Arabia Joint Commission meeting will take place on Monday (13th) in Brasília. Before it, Saudis will tour slaughtering plants and convene with industry professionals.
The money given by international donors during conference in Kuwait will go to UN’s programs of humanitarian aid.
Brazil signed investment treaty with Mozambique, should sign one with Angola and is negotiating with other countries, including Arabs. The model proposed by the country leaves out clauses that stalled initiatives in the past.
The United Nations agency for food and agriculture says that 9.8 million people from the Arab country live in a food insecurity situation.
Leaders of countries from North Africa and Middle East will meet in Egypt on Saturday (28th) and Sunday (29th) for annual meeting. Security and economy are some of the issues to be discussed.
The country’s delegation at the World Social Forum, in Tunis, tries to mobilize the international public opinion about the crisis faced by the population.
United Nations estimates that the number of asylum application requested in the developed countries reached 866,000 last year, the highest since the Balkan War.
The former Brazilian minister of External Relations and of Defense is delivering a lecture on the matter at Universidade Federal do ABC. The region was a priority during his term as head of the Foreign Ministry.
The Kuwaiti representative at the UN said that over US$ 2 billion worth of humanitarian aid have been supplied, out of US$ 2.4 billion pledged at a conference last year. A new event will take place on the 31st.
