From the Newsroom*
São Paulo – Ten leaders from South America and 11 from Arab countries were committed, up until last Monday (02) to participate at the summit for the two regions, which will take place next week in Brasilia. According to information obtained by ANBA, from South America only Ecuador and Suriname have not yet confirmed the presence of their heads of state. The president of Argentina, Néstor Kirchner, should participate at the meeting.
Among the Arab leaders, present at the Brazilian federal capital should be the president of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, the president of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the president of Iraq, Jalal Talabani, the president of the Comoro Islands, Assoumane Azali, the president of Djibouti, Ismael Omar Guelleh, the emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the king of Jordan, Abdullah II, and the king of Morocco, Mohamed IV. The heads of government of Syria, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates are also expected.
*Translated by Silvia Lindsey
