South American, Arab leaders seek global voice at first-ever summit
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'M')inisters from 33 South American and Middle Eastern nations on Sunday began preparing the groundwork for the first-ever summit of leaders from the two regions.
Their talks could lead to a commitment to negotiations for a South American-Arab free trade zone part of an effort to counter U.S. political and economic influence.
Brazilian media stressed Sunday that the leaders of key U.S. allies like Egypt and Saudi Arabia will be absent. But Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is scheduled to attend. The United States' request to observe the event was denied.
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Latinos and Arabs meet to counter US dominance.
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Latinos and Arabs meet to counter US dominance.
by stu » Mon 09 May 2005, 12:52:56
Arab-South American summit worries U.S., Israel
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he first ever summit between South American and Arab leaders in Brazil next week is intended to boost trade and investment but has already prompted U.S. and Israeli concern it will become a platform to attack their Middle East policies.
Brazil, South America's biggest economy which like much of the continent has strong Arab immigrant ties, proposed the summit as part of a drive to be a diplomatic power in a region that has turned politically to the left in recent years
Poor Arab turnout for first summit
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A') summit in Brazil this week aimed at forging closer ties between South American and Arab countries is being largely ignored by Arab leaders, even after two years of preparation.
Only one in four Arab heads of state is due to attend the two-day meeting opening in Brasilia Tuesday after being called by Brazil’s socialist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
“I would have liked to see greater Arab participation at the summit,” Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa acknowledged to reporters as he landed in Brasilia.
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by DomusAlbion » Mon 09 May 2005, 13:30:06
The Arabs are famously bad at getting organized as a unified group.
There will be a meeting, some will attend, some will not or only attend part of the meeting.
In the end nothing will come of it.
There will be a meeting, some will attend, some will not or only attend part of the meeting.
In the end nothing will come of it.
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-- James Lovelock
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