Arab-S American meet to tackle financial crisis

[EFerrari]

Source: Gulf Times

The second Arab-South American countries summit, which is to be held in Doha tomorrow, is expected to seek a joint mechanism to deal with the global financial crisis as well as enhance joint investment and co-operation between the two blocs.

HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani will address the opening session of the summit along with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, who is also the head of the Union of South American nations, and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva.

Among the other South American leaders who will be attending the meeting is Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez and the President of Argentina Cristina Elisabet Fern?ndez de Kirchner.

The Arab-South American meeting is due to start immediately after the closing session of the Arab Summit Meeting starting today.

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(Is it just coincidental that Biden and Brown were both in South America this week, Biden in Chile and Brown in Brazil . . ?)