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163353
Wed, 02/23/2011 - 12:23
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Brazilian FM to Visit Qatar in March
Sao Paulo, February 23 (QNA) - The Foreign Minister of Brazil, Antonio Patriota announced Wednesday that he will pay a visit to Qatar in March and meet the authorities to discuses ties between the two countries and issues of common concern.
Speaking to the "Brazil-Arab" news agency, the new Brazilian Foreign Minister said that Qatar "is becoming very influential". He further said "the Arab world has always been important to Brazil due to the large number of Arabs, Lebanese and Syrians, who are members of our population ".
"Even now, when the Arab world is living a moment of turmoil, social and political effervescence, with movements that reveal aspiration for greater democracy, for more representative governments, I believe that we have to struggle for the contact between the civil societies of South America, Brazil and the Arab world to be maintained, develop and become deeper."
The agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is now on hold for re-analyzed, he said, but that does not hinder the growth of trade. In fact, trade with the Arab world as a whole has been growing, over 300% during President Lula's term in office, in terms of Brazilian exports. It is a region with great potential for greater exports, especially agricultural, he added.
Speaking to the "Brazil-Arab" news agency, the new Brazilian Foreign Minister said that Qatar "is becoming very influential". He further said "the Arab world has always been important to Brazil due to the large number of Arabs, Lebanese and Syrians, who are members of our population ".
"Even now, when the Arab world is living a moment of turmoil, social and political effervescence, with movements that reveal aspiration for greater democracy, for more representative governments, I believe that we have to struggle for the contact between the civil societies of South America, Brazil and the Arab world to be maintained, develop and become deeper."
The agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is now on hold for re-analyzed, he said, but that does not hinder the growth of trade. In fact, trade with the Arab world as a whole has been growing, over 300% during President Lula's term in office, in terms of Brazilian exports. It is a region with great potential for greater exports, especially agricultural, he added.
