{"id":303140,"date":"2021-11-25T18:25:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T21:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=303140"},"modified":"2021-11-25T18:26:33","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T21:26:33","slug":"brazils-bolsonaro-could-visit-saudi-arabia-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/brazils-bolsonaro-could-visit-saudi-arabia-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil\u2019s Bolsonaro could visit Saudi Arabia in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 A possible visit by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to Saudi Arabia<\/strong> in the first half of next year was discussed this Thursday (25) at a meeting between the minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud, and the Brazilian chancellor, Carlos Fran\u00e7a. Al Saud is visiting Brazil and met with Fran\u00e7a. Pictured above, Al Saud arriving at the Itamaraty Palace<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Minister Al Saud (left) was received by Fran\u00e7a (right)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe are already thinking about high-level contacts next year, with the prospect of a visit by President Jair Bolsonaro<\/strong>, if the plans for a new visit to the Middle East in the first half of the year materialize,\u201d said Fran\u00e7a at a press conference with the presence of Al Saud, after the two met. Fran\u00e7a also reiterated Bolsonaro\u2019s invitation for Saudi prince Mohammed Bin Salman to visit Brazil in 2022.<\/p>\n

At a press conference, Al Saud stated relations between Brazil and Saudi Arabia had significantly advanced after president Bolsonaro\u2019s visit to his country in 2019. Later that year, Bolsonaro toured the Middle East, traveling to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. This month, he was in the UAE, Bahrain, and Qatar.<\/p>\n

Defense, environment, and world peace were the main subjects on the agenda of the Saudi minister\u2019s meetings at the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. \u201cWe agreed to maintain a fluid dialogue with the countries of the region in the 2022\/2023 biennium when Brazil will occupy a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council<\/strong>(UNSC),\u201d reported Fran\u00e7a. The Saudi minister congratulated Brazil for its seat on the UNSC and stated his country wants to cooperate and work closely with Brazil on this matter.<\/p>\n

Defense, environment<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fran\u00e7a told reporters Brazil proposed to the Saudis an investment fund for the joint development of defense products<\/strong>. \u201cBrazil, which is a solid and very technological supplier in this area, currently exports to 132 countries, a partnership with Saudi Arabia could also grant access to these 132 markets,\u201d he said, noting in conversations with the minister there was talk on bringing closer together the defense, science, technology and innovation sectors of the two countries.<\/p>\n

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Al Saud spoke about the environment<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The environmental plan was also discussed. \u201cWe also discussed our collective responsibility to protect the environment,\u201d the Saudi minister told reporters. As well as at the meeting with the Brazilian foreign minister, Al Saud spoke at the press conference about the Green Initiative project, which aims to plant 50 billion trees in the Middle East, 10 billion in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

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