The new president of the organization, Osmar Chohfi, and his board of directors took office on Thursday, 22. Arab leaders such as Khaled Hanafy, secretary-general of the Union of Arab Chambers, Qais Shqair, ambassador of the Arab League in Brazil, and Ibrahim Alzeben, dean of the Council of Arab Ambassadors in Brazil, welcomed the new administration.
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The businessman ended his four-year stint leading the organization. During the incoming president’s inauguration ceremony, he looked back on the challenges that have been met and overcome.
The diplomat, who worked as secretary-general of the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as Brazil’s ambassador to Quito during the Ecuador-Peru peace talks, took office as president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, 22. His main challenges include moving forward with the modernization of the institution and increasing trade with Arab countries.
Brazil’s minister of Foreign Affairs Ernesto Araújo kicked off the proceedings on day two of the Economic Forum Brazil & Arab Countries. He argued that Brazil’s post-Covid ties with Arab countries will take on a more strategic character.
Speakers in a webinar hosted by the Arab Chamber this Wednesday (24) said that diplomatic relations have grown more important during the pandemic. A Brazilian Foreign Ministry official discussed ongoing talks with Arab countries.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce is hosting the online conference ‘Brazil and Arab Countries: Economic Diplomacy’ next Wednesday (24) at 9 am, featuring diplomats from Brazil and Arab countries.
Tereza Cristina of Brazil joined diplomats for lunch at the Embassy of Kuwait in Brasília. Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce president Rubens Hannun and International Relations vice president Osmar Chohfi were also in attendance.
Ambassador and Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce International Relations vice president Osmar Chohfi sat in as a guest in a panel on the Middle East and North Africa during an event at the University of São Paulo on Thursday.
