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Brazil’s Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira attended a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh on Monday (9). According to the ministry, political dialogue and economic relations with the bloc are priorities in President Lula’s foreign policy.

Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira met with Omani ministers in Muscat on Sunday (8), marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Investments, energy, agriculture, and COP30 were among the topics discussed in the meetings.

According to Brazil’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, negotiations with the UAE for a free trade agreement have been ongoing regularly since they were launched and were addressed at the Mercosur foreign ministers’ meeting in Montevideo within the broader context of the bloc’s extra-regional agenda.

The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Thursday (29) welcoming the renewal of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) mandate. Brazil has previously led the UNIFIL Maritime Task Force and currently has some military personnel operating in the country.

The Arab country established the King Hamad Prize for Peaceful Coexistence, an international award that recognize individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to peace and dialogue. The chairman of the prize’s board of trustees provided details in a press conference.

Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation, attended a meeting with her Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira on the UAE-Mercosur agreement being negotiated and Brazil’s hosting of COP30. Al Hashimy is participating in the G20 meetings, where she argued for addressing inequalities.