Diplomats attended a workshop for businessmen at the Federation of Industries of the state, discussed student exchange at the Federal University, and met with representatives of a charity association.
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The Brazilian minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade will be in Doha over the weekend. Meetings are scheduled with the country’s emir Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani and prime minister.
The countries signed declarations in which they agree to guarantee equal legislation to foreign and domestic companies, offer conditions for corporate governance and promote sustainable development.
The institution granted US$ 38 million for the country to rehabilitate roads leading to rural areas with strong production potential.
The president of the International Red Cross has called for extra funding of US$ 27 million for the organisation to maintain humanitarian aid in Syria. The country has been in conflict for 14 months.
The proposal was discussed during the Regional Conference of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, held in Congo.
The countries signed agreements on Thursday (26) during a visit by Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota to Nouakchott. Talks covered a committee for cooperation and diplomatic visas.
The Brazilian Foreign Minister met with Tunisian authorities on Thursday (25), in Tunis, and offered Brazilian help in the democratic transition of the country and in social and economic development.
The country will donate US$ 300,000 to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The funds will be allocated to the purchase of tents.
In Doha, the director general at the WTO, Pascal Lamy, stated that Arab countries need to remove barriers to regional trade so that jobs may be generated, mainly for youths.
The Brazilian minister of Foreign Relations, Antonio Patriota, travelled to Africa to discuss the political crisis in the world. The route includes Ethiopia, Tunisia and Egypt.
A Brazilian mission will go to Tripoli to help remove landmines. The country will also help fight AIDS and support the conduction of Parliamentary elections.
At a meeting this Wednesday (18th), the Arab country’s envoy and the Brazilian Development minister, Fernando Pimentel, discussed a mission to Libya in the second half this year.
The Libyan deputy prime minister, Omar Abdelkarim, met with Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff and US secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and said his country wants partnerships with Western nations.
