S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce will host its eighth webinar, \u201cBrazil and Arab Countries: Economic Diplomacy,\u201d next Wednesday (24) at 9 am. Discussions will involve trade, economic cooperation and investment. Registration is open and the webinar is free. Simultaneous interpretation into Portuguese and Arabic will be available, since viewers are expected in Brazil and abroad, as was the case in past webinars.<\/p>\n
Speakers will include ambassador of Palestine to Bras\u00edlia and dean of the Council of Arab Ambassadors in Brazil, Ibrahim Alzeben; ambassador and Brazilian Foreign Ministry Bilateral Relations secretary for the Middle East, Europe and Africa, Kenneth da N\u00f3brega; Arab Chamber International Relations VP and ambassador Osmar Chohfi, secretary-general Tamer Mansour, and president Rubens Hannun. Brazilian ambassadors to Arab countries and Arab ambassadors to Brazil will also be featured.<\/p>\n
According to Osmar Chohfi (pictured<\/em>), ambassadors will discuss the development and characteristics of trade relations, as well as potential hurdles, so as to create the best possible conditions for trade and economic cooperation.<\/p>\n \u201cThe main thing is to provide a comprehensive overview of how relations are evolving with regard to economy and trade, what is the outlook and what else can be done as pertains to trade and investment,\u201d said Chohfi.<\/p>\n Trade between Brazil and the Arab world has soared over the past 20 years, according to Chohfi. \u201cIn this context, multiple initiatives have come to pass, in diplomacy, agreements, and memoranda of understanding involving entities in Brazil and the Arab world, for various purposes, including sharing information, improving conditions for trade\u2026 In short, a bevy of initiatives that emerge from diplomatic activity,\u201d said Chohfi. Economic diplomacy, he explained, occupies itself with creating the best possible conditions for trade and economic cooperation among countries.<\/p>\n