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| Lula proposes an Arab- Latin American integration |
| 2003-12-10 |
| Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced yesterday that the Arab- Latin summit which will be held next year in Brazil aims at fostering ties and political cooperation between the Arab states and the Latin American states, and to renew cooperation between them and create a new political geography for the world so that "the third world will have an important role in this world." Be careful, it may not be the role you think it is. Da Silva held the first visit of its kind to the Arab League during which a meeting was held with the secretary general of the Arab league Amr Moussa during which they discussed Arab issues especially the Palestinian issue, Iraq, and supporting cooperation between Brazil and the Arab states. Da Silva said that he came to the Arab League to deepen ties and establish strong and solid partnership and enhance political relations. And to study how to become president for life at the foot of the masters. Da Silva then, met with the Arab ministers of social affairs and with the Arab ministers accredited in Cairo and the ambassadors of Latin America to Egypt, and announced in front of them that an Arab- Latin American summit will be held next year in Brazil, aiming at strengthening ties of cooperation and political friendship between the Arab states and the Latin American states, and to renew cooperation among them, and create a new political map for the world, and this is to enable the third world having an important role in this world." Birds of a feather.... He indicated "we are ready to cooperate in all fields and to achieve an economic integration among the Latin states and the Arab states and to increase cooperation and trade exchange and the flow of investment." Note: Brazil’s arms industry is the world’s sixth largest Lula moved to Tripoli in the evening. It is his last station in his tour where he was welcomed by the Libyan leader at a supper banquet in a tent installed in al-Azezeyah quarters in front of the palace which was exposed to the American bombardment in 1986. Libya’s Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi delivered a speech at the supper in which he called on the Brazilian President not to "trust imperialism," which he described as a force "that stands against revolutionaries." He said that imperialism "is still against us as revolutionaries, and what is taking place in Venezuela is the best example on that. The acts of conspiracy is not ruled out that it would move from Venezuela to Brazil." The Venezuela - Brazil - Libya Axis of Revolutionaries? |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #3 RC: Yeah, based on the religion (Catholic vs Islamic) and cultural aspects of the two (Mardi Gras Brazil vs Burkha-clad Arabia), won't the "integration" of Arabia and Latin America be like "integrating" matter and anti-matter ? |
| Posted by: Carl in N.H. 2003-12-10 4:50:54 PM |
| #2 How long would the people of South America support an alliance with the Arab despots if, say, a terrorist kills the Pope? |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2003-12-10 2:07:27 PM |
| #1 "The acts of conspiracy is not ruled out that it would move from Venezuela to Brazil." Ever the linguist, Khadaffy hasn't Lula. So happy to stand in line at the Arab League and suck up for some cash. What an embarrassment for Brazil: to have natural resources greater than the US, yet be, for the most part, a third world shithole. And now, thanks to their backward politics, sunk so low as to elect a communist who begs for scraps from Arabs. The Brazillians deserve better - there is such potential that it boggles. Wasted on one twit government after another. Now its Lula's turn and he's found a new, improved, way to humiliate them. Disgusting. |
| Posted by: ,com 2003-12-10 1:40:20 PM |