ASPA Summit of South American Arab Countries

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Course summary (ASPA Summit of South American Arab Countries):

ASPA (Summit of South American Arab Countries) is composed of 34 countries – 12 South American and 22 Arab -, with the coordination and support of the League of Arab States (LAS) and the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR).

The Arab League, also called League of the Arab States, is a regional organization of Arab states in the Middle East and North Africa. It was formed in Cairo on March 22, 1945 with six members: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. Yemen joined as a member on 5 May 1945.

It currently has 22 members: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

The Arab League is involved in political, economic, cultural, and social programs designed to promote the interests of member states.

The Arab League is rich in resources, with enormous oil and natural gas resources; it also has great fertile lands in South of the Sudan, usually referred to as the food basket of the Arab world. The region's instability has not affected its tourism industry that is considered the fastest growing industry in the region, with Egypt, UAE, Lebanon, Tunisia and Jordan leading the way. Another industry that is growing steadily in the Arab League is telecommunications. Within less than a decade, local companies such as Orascom and Etisalat have managed to compete internationally.

The Third Summit of South American Presidents, held in Cusco on December 8, 2004 witnessed the political creation of the South American Community of Nations UNASUR, a great political project combined with a program of decentralized development. As decided by the Presidents at that meeting, the South American Community of Nations will be shaped through the gradual convergence of the Andean Community and MERCOSUR and Chile, together with Guyana and Suriname.

The UNASUR member countries are: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Example of the course (ASPA Summit of South American Arab Countries):

BRASILIA DECLARATION.   By invitation of Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, that was welcomed by the Arab and South American States, the Heads of State and Government of the South American and Arab Countries gathered in Brazilia on May, 10 and 11, 2005, with the purpose of strengthening bi-regional relations, increasing cooperation and establishing a partnership to pursue development, justice and international peace.