The Secretary-General of the Union of Arab Chambers, Dr. Khaled Hanafi, revealed a proposal to establish two logistic zones in Brazil and Egypt to give added value to the products of the two countries, noting that "the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce is currently conducting studies in cooperation with the Union of Arab Chambers."
During the Arab-Brazilian Chamber's celebration of the one-year anniversary of its presence in Egypt, Hanafi said that "the proposal was presented to the Egyptian Prime Minister, Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, as well as to the Brazilian President and Vice President, and the proposal was put forward in the League of Arab States, and the Chamber is studying the construction of the shipping line linking Egypt and Brazil. The proposed ports include linking the Brazilian port of Santos to one of the Egyptian ports in the Mediterranean, such as Alexandria, Port Said, or Damietta. The study is expected to be completed in the coming months.”
Hanafi noted that a meeting was held with the Ministers of Agriculture in Egypt and Brazil, and cooperation in the field of sugar cane was discussed, especially since Brazil is one of the largest producers of sugar in the world, and its expertise in this field can be benefited from to increase sugar cane production in Egypt.
He revealed a proposal to establish a pivotal port linking Egypt and Brazil to North Africa, whether in Tunisia or Morocco, stressing "the importance of benefiting from the establishment of shipping lines between Egypt and Brazil to be a focal point extending to northern Libya (the port of Tripoli) for the reconstruction of Syria, Iraq, and Yemen." He called for "the need for relations between Arab countries and Brazil not to be limited to trade only, even though it exceeds $20 billion, but to launch industrial investment partnerships."
Source (Union of Arab Chambers)
