{"id":290031,"date":"2021-03-16T17:16:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T20:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=290031"},"modified":"2021-03-17T19:23:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T22:23:24","slug":"bolsonaro-had-online-meeting-with-king-of-bahrain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/bolsonaro-had-online-meeting-with-king-of-bahrain\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolsonaro had online meeting with king of Bahrain"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Brazil\u2019s president Jair Bolsonaro had an online meeting on Monday (15) with the king of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Details of the meeting were made public by the Bahrain News Agency<\/em><\/a> (BNA<\/em>), the Gulf country\u2019s official news outlet. Pictured above are the king and three of his ministers, and onscreen are Brazil\u2019s president and officials<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The king stressed that Bahrain is interested in cementing its economic relations with Brazil, including investments. Bahrain is looking to diversify its economy away from overreliance on oil. Al Khalifa believes mutual investment opportunities are a means for gathering economic strength while fighting the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are convinced that boosting the volume of trade exchange between us will help support a strong economic recovery,\u201d he said, adding that Bahrain is looking forward to opening of the Embassy of Brazil in Manama, the national capital.<\/p>\n

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Besides the king and the president, the meeting was attended by Bahraini ministers, as well as Brazil’s foreign minister and a congressman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The king also announced that Bahrain will appoint an ambassador to Brazil soon. Right now, the Arab country has a charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires stationed in Bras\u00edlia, Bader Alhelaibi.<\/p>\n

In an interview with ANBA, Bader Alhelaibi said the goal is to drive up trade between the nations, which amounted to USD 902 million in 2020, primarily through sales of iron, steel and oil. \u201cBahrain has also directed relevant economic bodies to explore trade opportunities with the Brazilian counterparts. Both countries are finishing their studies on agreements in the economic, industrial, and agricultural fields. In addition, Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) will be signed soon,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

During the online meeting, Bolsonaro stressed the need to strengthen political, economic, industrial and agricultural relations and to build ties towards food security. Brazil\u2019s president said delegations from Brazil will travel to the Gulf country to discuss ways to consolidate cooperation in all fields. A date, however, is yet to be set.<\/p>\n

The king of Bahrain thanked Bolsonaro for joining the launch, in Brazil, of the \u201cDeclaration of the Kingdom of Bahrein\u201d in South America, in a bid to promote peaceful coexistence between people of different religions and creeds.<\/p>\n

In attendance were Bahrain\u2019s Royal Court minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, and the minister of Industry, Trade and tourism, Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani. On Brazil\u2019s side, the meeting was attended by foreign minister Ernesto Ara\u00fajo and federal congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, president Jair Bolsonaro\u2019s son. On his social media, Eduardo \u2013 who chairs the Commission on Foreign Relations and National Defense \u2013 said he envisions a wide range of opportunities in the Middle East, in agribusiness and trade. He also said he is looking to create a parliamentary group to work on Brazil-Bahrain relations.<\/p>\n

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

Bahrain News Agency<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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