{"id":258743,"date":"2019-10-01T16:33:41","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T19:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=258743"},"modified":"2019-10-02T18:21:25","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T21:21:25","slug":"antonio-patriota-to-take-post-at-brazils-embassy-in-cairo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/antonio-patriota-to-take-post-at-brazils-embassy-in-cairo\/","title":{"rendered":"Antonio Patriota to take post at Brazil\u2019s Embassy in Cairo"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Diplomat and former foreign minister Antonio Patriota (pictured above<\/em>) is slated to arrive in Cairo, Egypt on Friday (4) to be sworn in at the Embassy of Brazil. Patriota served under the Dilma Rousseff administration from 2011 to 2013. He later went on to serve stints as ambassador of Brazil with the United Nations (UN) and in Rome.<\/p>\n

This Tuesday (1), Patriota met with Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/strong> executives in S\u00e3o Paulo as part of preparations for his post in Cairo. He took the time to discuss his new assignment with ANBA. Although he\u2019s willing to tend to every aspect of Brazil-Egypt relations, the diplomat intends to give priority to trade.<\/p>\n

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Patriota sat down to speak with Rubens Hannun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe whole agenda of partnership in economy and trade is very promising right now, with the entry into force of the Mercosur-Egypt agreement in 2017,\u201d said Patriota, who also mentioned other facts that have fueled Brazil-Egypt trade, like the visit of Brazil\u2019s Agriculture, Livestock and Supply minister Tereza Cristina to Egypt in September, and mounting economic exchange over the last few years.<\/p>\n

Besides increasing the variety of exports from Brazil by adding goods that enjoy tax breaks as a result of the free trade agreement, the diplomat would like to help Egyptians sell more goods to Brazil. \u201cRight now, trade is highly favorable to our side, and I noticed that as a result of minister Tereza Cristina\u2019s visit, we have also made ourselves available to import garlic, grapes, some items from Egypt,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Patriota is personally inclined to work on the diplomatic and political agenda. He sees Egypt as the heart of the Middle East and the Arab world. The country is currently presiding the African Union, and it\u2019s also home to the Arab League. \u201cIt will be a very interesting watch post to look at the dynamics of one of the most complex parts of the international scenario,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

The former foreign minister is hoping to contribute, through his work, to increasing mutual cultural and social awareness, and to pay attention to consular issues. \u201cWe have a few challenges facing us as well. There are Brazilians living in Egypt. Some of them are struggling, and we intend to give them special attention,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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Ambassador had a meeting at the Arab Chamber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although he\u2019ll be 40 years into his diplomatic career next December Antonio Patriota, has never been stationed in Africa or the Middle East before. Upon being offered the post in Egypt, he took it as a new challenge, one that fills a gap in his resum\u00e9. Apart from the UN and Rome, he has also served in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n

\u201cEgypt is a country that has been growing at high rates for a few years now, modernizing with several ambitious projects, including a new administrative capital, and with the entry into force of the Mercosur-Egypt agreement we have a whole new field to explore. Egypt has already become Brazil\u2019s main trading partner in Africa and the Arab world,\u201d he says, giving an overview of what awaits him.<\/p>\n

Throughout his lengthy career, Patriota has been in close quarters with many Egyptian diplomats and leaders, including current FM Sameh Shoukry, former FM Nabil Fahmy \u2013 who\u2019s dean of the American University in Cairo\u2019s School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, and former Arab League secretary general Amr Mussa. \u201cAs I\u2019m coming to Cairo, I have a few friends there who will help me to better figure out the whole region,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Patriota believes Brazil\u2019s relations with Arab countries in general will remain on good terms, since president Jair Bolsonaro<\/a> is traveling to the region later this month, minister Tereza Cristina has been there already, and Arab League secretary-general\u00a0Ahmed Aboul Gheit<\/a> is expected in Brazil in 2020. \u201cThese are positive movements, and they show that there\u2019s an interest in close relations built not only upon mutual benefit, but also upon mutual respect,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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From L to R., Mansour, Chohfi, Patriota and Hannun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The diplomat helped organize the first edition of the Summit of South American-Arab Countries (ASPA) in Bras\u00edlia, 2005. \u201cI would like to keep working in this spirit, the spirit of building relations in every realm, and of clarifying positions and intentions whenever necessary, so as to preserve friendship and good understanding,\u201d he told ANBA.<\/p>\n

At the Arab Chamber, ambassador Antonio Patriota was welcomed by president Rubens Hannun, International Relations vice president and ambassador Osmar Chohfi, secretary-general Tamer Mansour, Institutional Relations manager Fernanda Baltazar and Business Analyst Danielle Montagner Berini.<\/p>\n

Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n

Isaura Daniel\/ANBA<\/div>\n
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