New undersecretary-general for Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous, will take his first trip on the job to Sudan, South Sudan, and Ethiopia. To him, the African Union is an ‘indispensable partner.’
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Foreign minister Antonio Patriota has announced a series of measures to strengthen trade promotion at the ministry. Among them are participation in fairs abroad and training diplomats in the area.
Free trade agreement between the Mercosur and Palestine should be signed by the end of next year, says Carlos Ceglia, director of the Foreign Ministry’s Middle East Department.
The General Assembly of the United Nations’ agency will be held from October 8 to 14 in Gyeongju, South Korea.
Journalist Tawakkul Karman is sharing the Nobel peace prize with two Africans, Liberian president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, and activist Leymah Gbowee. The decision was announced on Friday morning.
Frigate União sailed on Wednesday with a crew of around 300. The men and vessel should become part of the United Nations peace mission to the Arab country.
The executive body is favourable to Palestine’s becoming a full member of the UN agency. The United States oppose this move as well. The final vote will take place on the 25th.
Diplomats are in the state of Amazonas to contact government officials and businessmen. They met with the governor, visited the Manaus Free Trade Zone and the federation of industries.
On October 4, vessel with a crew of up to 300 will join the fleet of the United Nations in the Arab country. The mission is headed by a Brazilian official.
The former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received the Lech Walesa Award, in Poland, and stated that he will donate the US$ 100,000 prize to a nation in Africa.
In a meeting between Arab Foreign ministers and the Foreign Minister of Brazil, Antonio Patriota, topics discussed included food safety and possible agricultural cooperation between the nations.
The European Parliament ratified an agreement signed with the PNA that opens up the continent’s market to agricultural and fishery products from the occupied territories.
The president of the Palestinian National Authority submitted a formal request for recognition of the state to the secretary general of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon.
The Summit of South American-Arab Countries (Aspa) should have taken place earlier this year, but was suspended due to the Arab Spring.
