With Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh AI-Ghazouani as the rotating chair of the African Union, the country is heading the bloc’s delegation in the G20 meetings in Rio de Janeiro.
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Saudi Arabia’s Industry and Mineral Resources Minister Bandar Ibrahim Alkhorayef met with Arab-Brazilian Chamber International Relations Vice President Mohamad Mourad in Brasília on Thursday (25) and will rely on the institution’s support to identify other Saudi industries that could draw interest from Brazilians.
At a meeting of the world’s largest economies in Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian president argued that political will can end inequalities. Alliance advanced by Lula was approved by acclamation.
Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation, attended a meeting with her Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira on the UAE-Mercosur agreement being negotiated and Brazil’s hosting of COP30. Al Hashimy is participating in the G20 meetings, where she argued for addressing inequalities.
Embassy from Egypt to Brasília hosted a reception celebrating the 72nd National Day of the country and the 100th anniversary of its diplomatic relations with Brazil. Arab-Brazilian Chamber participated. A São Paulo-Cairo nonstop flight is set to be launched later this year.
In talks with Brazil’s foreign affairs minister in Rio, where the G20 meeting is taking place, Saudi Arabia’s Economy and Planning Minister Faisal bin Fadel Alibrahim said his country will fully engage in the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty to be launched by President Lula on Wednesday (24).
Established by Isabel Ribeiro, Amarjon Biojoias makes earrings, bracelets and necklaces from leaves, flowers and seeds of Brazilian biomes.
Members of the Saudi legislative body Majlis Al-Shura had meetings at Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and with representatives of the National Congress in Brasília.
ABPA projects that the detection of the Newcastle virus in the state of Rio Grande do Sul won’t impact more than 15% of chicken exports in the worst-case scenario. Brazil halted exports from the state to some countries including Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, as per sanitary agreements.
The Moroccan National Tourist Office (MNTO) opened in May a center in São Paulo to promote the country as a travel destination to Brazilians. The nonstop route between Casablanca and São Paulo is expected to encourage travel.
Country produced record-high 43 billion liters of ethanol and biodiesel in 2023. Ethanol output rose by 15.5%, and biodiesel 20%.
Arab country was the third largest importer of beef from Brazil in the first half of the year, only behind China and the United States. Purchases stepped up both in volume and value.
Palestine’s ambassador to Brazil Ibrahim Alzeben said Brazil’s ratification of the Mercosur-Palestine free trade agreement encourages other countries in the bloc to do the same and aids in the process of peace. He highlights the political relevance of the Brazilian action.
For the free trade agreement between Mercosur and the United Arab Emirates to progress, online meetings are set to occur in July and August, as well as an in-person negotiation in September. Finalization and signing of the deal are scheduled to November, during the G20 summit in Rio.
