Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and his Brazilian counterpart Rodrigo Maya have signed a protocol of cooperation between the two countries.
During a meeting on Thursday, Berri affirmed “the depth of relations between Lebanon and Brazil,” describing them as “distinguished and familial.”
“Twice the population of Lebanon lives in the brotherly country of Brazil. The protocol we signed today aims for the establishment of a diplomatic relation between the two parliaments, so as to reach positions as unified as possible in various international forums, in addition to carrying out legislative exchange of delegations, and establishing stronger economic, cultural and social relations,” the Lebanese speaker said.
Maya, for his part, underlined that Lebanese-Brazilian rapprochement extended to the peoples of the two countries.
“This stems from a historic and old relationship between our peoples. The protocol we signed today is very important as it helps cement the relationship between our two countries and our peoples,” he emphasized.
The protocol aims to strengthen relations between the two parliaments based on the principles of equality, reciprocity, mutual benefits and respect for the independence of each side.
It also provides for the exchange of practices on political control, legislative process, parliamentary administration, assistance in parliamentary infrastructure matters, and technical assistance in drafting legislation, external relations, electronic archiving, publications and technologies for proper operation of parliamentary services.
