São Paulo – The former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will go to Egypt to give a talk next Tuesday (12th). According to his press office, he will attend an event called Jobs.Now: Employment in Post-Revolution Egypt, due to be held at the Library of Alexandria.
The topic of the former president’s presentation, according to his press office, will be “Transfomring society: a vision of balanced economic and social development (the case of Brazil).” The forum is organized by the Nebny Foundation, which, according to its website, is comprised of youths who have participated in the protests that led to the downfall of the Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak, in February.
According to the Library of Alexandria website, the meeting aims to bring together prominent figures in the political, economic and social spheres to discuss the future of post-Mubarak Egypt. The forum in the Mediterranean city will last two days and should also be attended by the North American economist Joseph Stiglitz, winner of the Nobel Prize.
Aside from the forum, other events will take place in Egypt, up until July 18th, as part of the Egypt Now festival. The program includes music concerts, handicraft, tourism and business fairs, and meetings of non-governmental organizations. Aside from highlighting the opportunities created with the change in regime, the activities aim to encourage tourism, a sector that suffered with the protests.
After Egypt, Lula should go to Tunisia, a country which is also undergoing a political transition. The former president has had a full international schedule lately. Last week, he went to Africa to attend the African Union Summit, in Equatorial Guinea, and he also travelled to Angola. This week he visited Chile, where he met with president Sebastián Piñera.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
