São Paulo – The Council of Arab Ambassadors in Brazil held a welcome dinner to the new ambassadors of Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, Tunisia and Oman. The event took place Wednesday evening (15) at the Embassy of Palestine in Brasília, and it also acknowledged the former president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Marcelo Sallum.
The diplomats complimented Sallum on his work with the organization. He presided over the Arab Chamber for two consecutive terms, from 2013 to 2016. He accepted a silver tray from the ambassadors. “They paid a very moving tribute to Marcelo,” said the new president Rubens Hannun, who took office this month.
The meeting was also an opportunity for the Arab Chamber and the Council of Arab Ambassadors to rekindle their ties. “The Arab Chamber welcomed the ambassadors. This reaffirms the Chamber’s partnership with the Council,” Hannun said. Arab Chamber CEO Michel Alaby was also in attendance.
The ambassadors honored were Nabil Adghoghi, of Morocco, Mohamed Hedi Soltani, of Tunisia, Hafsa Alulama, of the UAE, and Amad Ehmuod Salem Al Abri, of Oman. The Moroccan ambassador will travel to São Paulo this week, where he will visit the Arab Chamber offices.
The dinner was also attended by officials from the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and by diplomats from Palestine, the Arab League, Algeria, Iraq, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
