Federative Republic of Brazil
Foreign Minister Celso Amorim
Brazil served as an elected member of the United Nations Security Council from 2004 to 2005. It joined the UN on October 24, 2005. Celso Amorim was appointed Brazil’s foreign minister in January 2003. He previously served as foreign minister from 1993 to 1995. The following is excerpted from Minister Amorim’s speech at the 5,297th meeting of the UN Security Council on October 31, 2005. Brazil maintains strong historical ties with both Syria and Lebanon. We host a community of 10 million descendants of people of Lebanese and Syrian origin. [Brazilian] President [Luiz] Lula has been keen to intensify our…
