{"id":359300,"date":"2024-02-22T16:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T19:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/embassy-in-brazil-celebrates-kuwait-national-day\/"},"modified":"2024-03-24T11:34:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T14:34:00","slug":"embassy-in-brazil-celebrates-kuwait-national-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/embassy-in-brazil-celebrates-kuwait-national-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Embassy in Brazil celebrates Kuwait National Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The Embassy of Kuwait in Brazil celebrated the Arab country\u2019s National Day and anniversary of Liberation on Wednesday (21), bringing into discussion topics that are part of Kuwait\u2019s relations with Brazil and the world. The embassy said it simplified this year\u2019s celebration, scaling it down compared to previous years and featuring no musical guests, due to developments in the Gaza Strip. <em>(Pictured above, Brazilian secretary Duarte and Kuwaiti ambassador Al-Mansour.)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_343114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-343114\" style=\"width: 422px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kuwait-data-nacional-povo-da-embaixada-600x338.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-343114\" src=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kuwait-data-nacional-povo-da-embaixada-600x338.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"422\" height=\"237\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-343114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ambassador Al-Mansour with other diplomats from the Embassy of Kuwait<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These special days for Kuwait are celebrated respectively on the 25<sup>th<\/sup> and the 26<sup>th<\/sup>. The National Day marks the independence of Kuwait since 1961, while its Liberation Day refers to the end of the occupation during the Gulf War in 1991.<\/p>\n<p>Welcoming guests for a lunch, Kuwaiti ambassador Talal Rashed Al-Mansour described his country\u2019s advancements and values. \u201cThese relations are defined by a series of shared stances between the two countries and governed by principles of mutual cooperation and observance of the U.N. resolutions and the implementation of the recommendations from international agencies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said there are huge investment opportunities in Brazil, particularly in renewable energy, infrastructure, and food security, and a serious intent of fostering economic and trade cooperation and stepping up Kuwaiti investments in Brazil. \u201cFrom this perspective, the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development and Investment Authority can play a crucial role in tapping out available investment opportunities and bring them to fruition for the benefit of both parties,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The diplomat also expressed solidarity to the Palestinian people and their current suffering. \u201cDue to the Israeli aggression at the Gaza Strip that has claimed tens of thousands lives and injured a number of victims, most of whom are children and women, the Kuwait state decided to scale down some aspects of this this year\u2019s celebration of the National and Liberation Days,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Carlos S\u00e9rgio Sobral Duarte, Secretary for Africa and the Middle East at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, attended, together with officials and diplomats, including <strong>Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/strong> (ABCC) secretary-general &amp; CEO Tamer Mansour.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reiterating Kuwait\u2019s intent of boosting investment in Brazil, embassy in Bras\u00edlia celebrated on Wednesday (21) the National Day and the anniversary of Liberation of the Arab country. The format was reduced in solidarity to Palestinians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2316,"featured_media":358363,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46555,106],"tags":[38949,9600,47586,13965,47587,47588],"class_list":{"0":"post-359300","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-diplomacy","8":"category-foreign-affairs","9":"tag-data-nacional-do-kuwait-en","10":"tag-kuwait-en-2","11":"tag-kuwait-liberation-day","12":"tag-kuwait-national-day","13":"tag-kuwaits-liberation","14":"tag-kuwaits-national-day"},"wps_subtitle":"Reiterating Kuwait\u2019s intent of boosting investment in Brazil, embassy in Bras\u00edlia celebrated on Wednesday (21) the National Day and the anniversary of Liberation of the Arab country. 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