The event will take place on May 6th at industry federation Fiesp and will be attended by officials and businessmen from the two countries. The Tunisian minister of Industry, Energy and Mines will be in attendance.

Ahmed El Karori, the minister of Minerals from the Arab country, will take part in a sector symposium in Ouro Preto, in May. He will also have appointments in Brasília, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

It was the lowest rate for the month since 2002, according to a survey conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The rate was lower than in February this year and March 2013.

During a workshop at the Arab Chamber, Wilen Manteli, president of sector association, claimed that the amount is necessary to expand the current and build new terminals. Problems create losses of over US$ 5 billion.