Congress Supports Lula in the Rebuilding of Palestine
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BPNIC Briefing, December 2007
During the International Donors’ Conference for Palestine in
Paris, on December 17, the delegation of Brazil, led by the
Undersecretary-General for Commercial Cooperation and
Promotion, Ambassador Ruy Nunes Pinto Nogueira, confirmed
President Lula Da Silva's campaign in the Holy Land, and
announced a contribution of US$3 million (R$ 5.4 million) in
the next three years, to the Palestinian government’s
economic reforms program.
Also, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together
with its partners of the Forum of Dialogue
India-Brazil-South Africa (IBAS), announced a contribution
from the IBAS Fund, totaling US$ 1 million (R$ 1.8 million),
to be made for projects aimed at capacity building and
rehabilitation of infrastructure, in the occupied
Palestinian territories.
Brazil is significantly increasing its economic and
technical cooperation with the Palestinian government
Brazil is significantly increasing its economic and
technical cooperation with the Palestinian government and in
the Seminar on Peace and Reconciliation - Oslo, September
14, 2007, Foreign Minister Celso Amorim spoke about the idea
of setting up a
Group of Friends for Palestine. This Group
could be composed of interested countries that have a
consensus-building profile, international credibility and
good relations with all parties. In August of 2007, in a
letter to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, President
Lula raised the subject and suggested that work should begin
on setting up the Group of Friends.
Brazil also participated in the Stockholm Donors` Conference
of September 2006 and
announced a contribution of US$ 500
thousand (R$ 903.8 thousand) for humanitarian projects in
the occupied Palestinian territories.
With the support of its members, the Brazilian Palestinian
National Interest Committee continues to promote Brazil as
key for Palestinian-Israeli peace, and promote Brazil's
interests in the Middle East by urging its members to
maintain contact with Members of Congress, to support
important initiatives that would lead to the creation of a
Palestinian State. |
