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Brazilian foreign minister Mauro Vieira and his Tunisian counterpart Nabil Ammar met in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, when they signed a memorandum of understanding between the Rio Branco Institute and the International Diplomatic Academy of Tunis.

The 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries was celebrated on Tuesday (11) in Brasília in an event held by the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Brazil. Mariam Almheiri, who served as the minister of climate change and environment in the Arab country, participated.

In an exclusive interview with ANBA, Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira speaks about the conflict in Palestine and expresses his concern about the humanitarian issue. He also addresses the expansion of trade, investment and diplomatic ties between Brazil and Arab and Asian nations.

Diplomat Márcio Fagundes do Nascimento will take over the embassy of Brazil in Amman in June. On Tuesday (21) he was welcomed by Arab Brazilian Chamber leaders and talked to ANBA about Jordan’s role as a reference for Brazil in Middle Eastern affairs.