{"id":148453,"date":"2018-04-02T14:08:02","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T16:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=148453"},"modified":"2024-02-21T22:19:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T01:19:17","slug":"arab-league-wishes-increase-trade-brazilians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/arab-league-wishes-increase-trade-brazilians\/","title":{"rendered":"Arab League wishes to increase trade with Brazilians"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The Arab League\u2019s assistant secretary-general, Kamal Hassan Ali, has said, during his participation at the Brazil-Arab Countries Economic Forum, that Arab countries wish to increase trade with Brazil. The event, organized by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/strong>, is taking place this Monday (02) at Hotel Unique in S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n

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Arab League\u2019s Ali called for an increase of trade and investments<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ali mentioned that, last year, trade between Brazil and Arabs yielded USD 20 billion. The secretary said that Brazil has always maintained good political and diplomatic relations with the Arabs. \u201cBrazil always supported the Arab causes, and we established, as our major goal, to increase trade and investments between Brazil and the Arab countries, plus improve maritime logistics between the countries for us to be able to generate better results to everyone involved,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Palestine\u2019s ambassador and the dean of the Council of Arab Ambassadors in Brazil, Ibrahim Alzeben, said that he expects to leave the forum with \u201ctwo-way tangible results for the improvement of economy, trade, tourism and culture of all of the countries involved.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alzeben underscored the importance of the Arab community in Brazil, mentioning that it is formed by fifteen million Arabs and descendants, mainly of Syrian and Lebanese origins, and that the Arab Chamber, the event\u2019s organizer, is the main bridge between Brazil and the Arab countries.<\/p>\n

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Ibrahim Alzeben wants the forum to achieve tangible results<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe want to strengthen Tunisia\u2019s trade relations with Brazil,\u201d added Tunisia\u2019s deputy minister of Foreign Affairs, Hatem Ferjani. He said that Brazil is South America\u2019s most important market and that Tunisia is negotiating a free trade agreement with Mercosur.<\/p>\n

The secretary of Mines and Energy of S\u00e3o Paulo state, Jo\u00e3o Carlos de Souza Meirelles, also reinforced the historical ties uniting Arab and Brazilians. \u201cWe have a deep connection, so much so that today we have a president and a governor (S\u00e3o Paulo) of Arab descent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Meirelles said that, currently, 60.8% of all the energy generated in S\u00e3o Paulo state comes from renewable sources and that halal slaughter has become official in the state. \u201cA joint investment for us to be able to extend relations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Santiago Mour\u00e3o, the undersecretary of international cooperation of Brazil\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Itamaraty), said that the ministry will hold a meeting with all the Arab embassies in the year\u2019s first half. According to him, Brazil has the world\u2019s largest Arab diaspora, and the government forecasts an increase of 18% in exports to North Africa and the Middle East this year, thanks to halal certification \u2013 meats accounts for most of exports to the region \u2013 and to the exports promotion programs of Itamaraty and the Brazilian Trade and Investments Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil).<\/p>\n

Translated by S\u00e9rgio Kakitani<\/strong><\/p>\n

S\u00e9rgio Tomisaki\/ANBA<\/div>\n
S\u00e9rgio Tomisaki\/ANBA<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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