{"id":197966,"date":"2018-07-23T18:10:37","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T21:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=197966"},"modified":"2019-06-30T16:59:43","modified_gmt":"2019-06-30T19:59:43","slug":"brazil-algeria-enter-memorandum-diplomacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/brazil-algeria-enter-memorandum-diplomacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil, Algeria enter into memorandum on diplomacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Brazil\u2019s minister of Foreign Affairs Aloysio Nunes (<em>pictured above on the left<\/em>) and his Algerian counterpart Abdelkader Messahel (<em>on the right<\/em>) signed a memorandum of understanding this Monday (23) establishing a partnership between their countries\u2019 diplomatic academies. The document was signed during a visit of Brazil\u2019s FM to the Arab country, where he was also welcomed by prime minister Ahmed Ouyahia, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aps.dz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Algerie Presse Service (APS)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0reported that the MoU involves Algeria\u2019s Institute of Diplomacy and International Relations and Brazil\u2019s Rio Branco Institute, which handle diplomat training in each country.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_197926\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-197926\" style=\"width: 304px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/aloysioargelia2.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-197926\" src=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/aloysioargelia2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" height=\"202\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-197926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Messahel (L), Nunes (R) in Algeria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nunes and Messahel led the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Brazil-Algeria Strategic Dialogue Meeting, where strategic affairs of mutual interest are discussed. The Brazilian and Algerian delegates went over ways to boost trade, especially through increased business contacts, and the signing of a cooperation and investment facilitation agreement.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Brazilian Foreign Ministry, the delegates also said there is strong potential for experience-sharing on policies and social programs between Brazil and Algeria. Impressions were exchanged on the regional scenario in South America, which Brazil is part of, and North Africa, where Algeria is.<\/p>\n<p><em>APS<\/em> quoted Nunes as saying that although Brazil-Algeria political ties are very harmonic, there is work to be done in the economic realm, including diversification of trade and enhancement of business relations. He also mentioned the need to increase economic partnerships in order to facilitate investment.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_197930\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-197930\" style=\"width: 305px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/aloysioargelia3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-197930\" src=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/aloysioargelia3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"305\" height=\"184\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-197930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nunes (L) was welcomed by Ouyahia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>APS<\/em> reported that Algeria\u2019s FM said both parties agreed to review and complete agreements to create a legal framework for cooperation, enabling companies to work comfortably and with the necessary guarantees in place. He also said Brazil-Algeria trade falls short of what it could be.<\/p>\n<p>Brazil-Algeria trade amounted to USD 1.4 billion in the first half of the year, with exports from Brazil to Algeria reaching USD 510 million and exports from Algeria to Brazil amounting to USD 943.8 million. Goods sold from Brazil to Algeria include sugar, meats, maize and soya oil, and goods sold from Algeria to Brazil include oil and gas industry products and fertilizers.<\/p>\n<p>During his trip to the Arab country, Nunes also visited the Martyrs\u2019 Memorial. On Sunday, he attended a demonstration of the Embraer 190-E2 aircraft at the Houari Boumediene Airport. Algerian aviation industry players were also in attendance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-197925\">APS<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-197926\">APS<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-197930\">APS<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The foreign ministers of both countries signed a document whereby their diplomatic academies have become partners. Brazil\u2019s FM Aloysio Nunes is in the Arab country on an official visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1455,"featured_media":197925,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[106],"tags":[3957,2034,2919,536,3955,3975,3512,37957],"class_list":{"0":"post-197966","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-foreign-affairs","8":"tag-ahmed-ouyahia","9":"tag-algeria","10":"tag-aloysio-nunes","11":"tag-diplomacy","12":"tag-instituto-rio-branco","13":"tag-lkader-messahel","14":"tag-ministry-of-foreign-affairs","15":"tag-mre-en-2"},"wps_subtitle":"The foreign ministers of both countries signed a document whereby their diplomatic academies have become partners. 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