S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The president at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/b>, Salim Taufic Schahin, pointed out the "daring" of the Foreign Minister, Celso Amorim, in the management of the foreign policy of the government of Brazil. \u201cYou dared, Mister Minister,\u201d said Schahin, in an address, during a dinner in honour of the Foreign Minister on Friday night (13), at the Syrian Sports Club, in S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour management these seven and a half years of the government permitted our country to be placed in the global scenery, with the respect that a country with continental dimensions, with a population of almost 200 million inhabitants and one of the ten largest GDPs in the world deserves,\u201d said the president at the Arab Brazilian Chamber to an audience of people of Arab origin, politicians, journalist, businessmen and diplomats.<\/p>\n
Schahin pointed out that Brazil is currently \u201cone of the main global players, without excessive patriotism, but with responsibility,\u201d and that this situation was reached \u201cnot forgetting the due prudence that is always necessary in management of the diplomatic affairs of a country.\u201d \u201cThe country is today, thanks to tandem economic growth and social inclusion \u2013 the cornerstones of Lula\u2019s government -, renowned as an emerging power and, as such, is an essential player in the discussion of the great problems that still face our planet,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Arab Brazilian Chamber president added that the \u201cdaring\u201d shown by the Brazilian foreign policy may be seen in the construction of new international relations, in the expansion of South-South cooperation, in the integration of the South American countries and in the creation of new mechanisms for multilateral dialogue. \u201cDeveloping a broad foreign policy and building new relations without forgetting traditional alliances, Brazil did not shy away,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Schahin pointed out that the Foreign minister visited Arab nations 60 times, that 44 bilateral acts were signed with these nations in different areas and that special emphasis was placed on Brazilian exports to the region, which, in his evaluation, may reach US$ 11 billion this year.<\/p>\n
Cooperation with the Chamber<\/b><\/p>\n
Amorim returned the honour showered on him by the Arab Brazilian Chamber and said that without the organisation\u2019s cooperation, \u201cwe could not have done one tenth of what we did\u201d.<\/p>\n
He joked that he has travelled as much as Ibn Battuta, the famous Moroccan explorer of the 14th Century. \u201cI feel very engaged in this task of bringing Brazil closer to the Arab nations,\u201d he said. \u201cTravelling to the Arab countries is also seeking our identity,\u201d he added, referring to the origin of millions of Brazilians.<\/p>\n
The minister also pointed out that in recent years, Brazilian diplomacy has been based on direct relations with other developing nations. \u201cWe have shown that Brazil does not need to ask anybody to excuse it,\u201d he said, referring to developed nations, especially the Untied States and European Union.<\/p>\n
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