{"id":358898,"date":"2023-10-04T17:37:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T20:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/ambassador-of-bahrain-seeks-cooperation-with-minas-gerais\/"},"modified":"2024-03-24T11:34:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T14:34:39","slug":"ambassador-of-bahrain-seeks-cooperation-with-minas-gerais","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/ambassador-of-bahrain-seeks-cooperation-with-minas-gerais\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador of Bahrain seeks cooperation with Minas Gerais"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Bahrain<\/strong>\u2019s ambassador to Brazil, Bader Alhelaibi, fulfilled a schedule of appointments in Belo Horizonte, the capital city of Minas Gerais, this week and met with state governor Romeu Zema Neto and secretary of Agriculture Thales Fernandes. Alhelaibi stated his visit to Belo Horizonte had several motivations, mainly because the state is the leading exporter of iron ore and steel<\/strong> and one of the major food<\/strong> suppliers to the kingdom of Bahrain. Pictured above, Alhelaibi and Zema.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cMinas Gerais contributes a lot to our construction sector and food security<\/strong>, so I wanted to know it up close and highlight the importance of developing cooperation in these highly important sectors with the state and discover new areas for cooperation between the private sectors of both countries that could help boost trade,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Alhelaibi was accompanied by the secretary-general of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC), Tamer Mansour. On Monday (2), the ambassador and Mansour met with the secretary of Agriculture, Thales Fernandes, and the secretariat\u2019s superintendent of Innovation and Agricultural Economics, Feliciano Nogueira de Oliveira. \u201cIt was a great meeting; the secretary presented the potential Minas Gerais\u2019 agriculture, especially coffee<\/strong>, and we talked about the possibility of technical cooperation in agriculture and a joint venture in food security<\/strong>,\u201d said the ambassador.<\/p>\n

This Tuesday (3), Alhelaibi and Mansour met with state governor Romeu Zema Neto, who was accompanied by the secretary of Government, Gustavo Valadares, chief of Staff, Marcelo Aro, and secretary of Economic Development, Fernando Passalio.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe discussed aspects of bilateral cooperation in the economic, commercial, and investment fields<\/strong>, means of developing it to meet the aspirations of both countries and the importance of exchanging high-level visits between the authorities of the Kingdom of Bahrain and Minas Gerais to discover investment opportunities<\/strong> in both countries,\u201d said Alhelaibi.<\/p>\n

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Meeting with governor Zema<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alhelaibi and Mansour also met with representatives from financial companies XP Investimentos and Banco Mercantil do Brasil. At XP Investimentos, the ambassador said they discussed joint venture projects in food security, aluminum, and iron ore. \u201cWe also discussed the favorable foreign investment climate, particularly in the state of Minas Gerais,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Banco Mercantil do Brasil, the possibility of a visit to financial institutions in Bahrain was discussed, and we talked about their success path in the credit line, mainly for customers over 50 years old,\u201d said the ambassador.<\/p>\n

Arab Brazilian Chamber<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Mansour, the trip aimed to strengthen economic and cultural ties between the ABCC and the state of Minas Gerais. \u201cConcerning economic relations, we discussed increasing strategic partnerships<\/strong> on food security and inviting more Bahraini and Minas Gerais investors to establish joint partnerships and invest in Minas Gerais and Bahrain,\u201d informed the secretary-general.<\/p>\n

Mansour said the meeting with the governor served to strengthen ties with the state. \u201cZema mentioned he would be eager to promote business and institutional missions to the Arab world, and the ABCC made itself available to coordinate the actions with the staff from the state\u2019s Foreign Trade and International Relations Secretariats,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n

Translated by El\u00fasio Brasileiro<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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