Al-Assad confers with Brazilian president envoy
Regional-Brazil, Politics, 7/7/2003

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received on Sunday Brazilian Presidential Enovy Mawro Vierra carring a letter from the Brazilian president connected with his forthcoming visit to Syria in the framework of a tour in the Middle East, as well as with his desire to hold a meeting between Latin American countries and the Arab states with the aim of boosting cooperation in view of the presence of Arab communities in Latin American countries, which are playing important role in these countries.

President al-Assad stressed for his part that the world is heading toward the creation of blocs and the third world countries should seek to form such blocs for their interests and future plans.

He also stressed the necessity to revive the role of the United Nations in the international issues of security and peace. Vierra underlined that President al-Assad views are similar with those of the Brazilian president.

Meantime, Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received in Damascus on Sunday Vierra and agreed on the establishment of a Ministerial committee of the Foreign Ministries in both countries in order to follow up the development of the standing relations between the two countries in all domains.

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