[Egypt] Call to Brazil

[Naio90]

Egyptian President Mando Zafar would privately call his brazilian counterpart on an encrypted line.

@JakeDorent

 

[JakeDorent]

After making sure his line was encrypted, Prime Minister, João Cardoso Filho would answer, speaking in his usual calm tone

"Hello? This is João Cardoso Filho, Prime Minister of the Empire of Brazil, who do I have the pleasure to talk to?"

@Naio90

 

[Naio90]

Surprised that he was put directly in communication with the braizlian PM, and he was not informed of whom he was, President Zafar would nontheless politely introduce himself.

"Mr. Prime Minister Cardoso Filho, how are you? I'm Mando Zafar, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, how are you today? Thank you for taking my call."

@JakeDorent

 

[JakeDorent]

"Oh! my Apologies for the rudeness, Mr Mando Zafar, Thank you for calling. I am doing well, How about you? I hope all is well?"

João would sit back on his chair, looking out the window of his Cabinet to the Rainy sky of Brasília as he spoke with the Egyptian President.

@Naio90

 

[Naio90]

"No need to apology Mr. Prime Minister, a pleasure speaking to you. To be honest, we have been following your first months in power in Brazil, and are now convinced that it is high time for us to finally establish communications. We see that your commitment to your people and country are true and that there is a long term plan going on.

Egypt's current foreign policy is one of neutrality in what refers to multilateral organizations, such as the GA. In our opinion more often than not, such organizations severely undermine nation sovereignty and can create a cascade of alliances that could trigger an instant global reaching conflagration. That is why we put our strength towards establishing firm bilateral relations, and Brazil is without any doubt a regional power and serious contender for global actor.

With this introduction, we wish to begin talking about areas of cooperation and also put ourselves at your disposal to help boosting your nations process of growth. You will find in us an active and trustworthy friend, if we can see one the other way around too."

@JakeDorent

 

[JakeDorent]

"Thank you for your kind words, Mr President, I have been elected as Prime Minister of this beautiful country, and as such, I will do my best to lead it to greatness.

I Believe that friendly relations are within both of our nation's interest, and rest assured, You will find Brazil to be just as trustworthy. Well then, shall we begin the talks of Cooperation between both of our great nations? I'd like to ask, would Egypt be interested in a Trade Agreement with Brazil ?"

@Naio90

 

[Naio90]

"I like people of action, directly to the matters of importance!

Yes, I have clear intentions of negotiating a trade deal that can benefit both our nations. I had intensive talk with my Secretary of International Commerce and an idea on how to approach this. We have certain products we would like to offer to the brazilian market, while at the same time are willing in exchange to accept potential braizlian goods into ours. Oil, copper, gold, fruits and fertilizers are what we are seeking to export to Brazil."

@JakeDorent

 

[Naio90]

An aide would bring a small paper to the President, who in turn would quickly read it.

"Mr. Prime Minister, I understand your representatives are currently in the middle of a bidding war over some pieces of equipment. As a fellow southern nation, and to proof that we intend here to truly cement a stable long term relationship, we offer to provide Brazil free of cost with 48x IAI Nesher fighter aircraft, plus we could throw in some Intrepida-Class Fast Attack Craft, that can carry multiple Exocets, those missiles the british know very well up close..."

@JakeDorent

 

[JakeDorent]

"Hmm, I do believe Brazil would be Interested in Copper and Oil, however, is it Petroleum Oil or Crude?, In return, Brazil can export Meat, Agricultural Items such as Coffe and Sugar, Iron Ores, Vehicles and Machinery. any of those items are of your interest Mr President?.

The Prime Minister's eyes widened out of surprise by the offer
"48 is quite a lot, Thank you, Mr President, I believe Brazil would be interested in those Fighters, We are interested in the Attack Craft as well, however, How many of those would be included? once again, we thank you for such a kind deal."

@Naio90

 

[Naio90]

"Petroleum Oil, processed at our refineries here in Egypt. In exchange we would like to import brazilian Iron Ore for our industry and coffee.

Regarding the equipment, there is nothing to thank. Luckily, my nation has the resources to help fellow friendly and like-minded nations out, in the hope they can also achieve a high level of military readiness and play an active role globally.

We could transfer 24x Fast Attack Crafts, if they suit your navies interest."

@JakeDorent

 

[JakeDorent]

"We will accept the Petroleum Oil, I believe this Trade Agreement will work well for both of us.

On the topic of the equipment, I believe Brazil will accept both the 48 Fighters and the 24 Fast Attack Crafts.

Would Egypt be interested in any other agreements with Brazil?"

@Naio90

 

[Naio90]

"Oh, it seems we made a little mistake. We only have 39x IAI Nesher's currently operational. To ammend this honest mistake, we offer to transfer to Brazil 6x Su-30MK's in addition to the 39 Neshers. These Sukhois are top of the line fighters and one of our main assets at the Egyptian Air Force.

As for other agreements, besides the commercial exchange we also just resolved, we would like to know a little bit more about your nations foreign policy goals. That way we can identify were we can work together.

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Egypt would ship 39x IAI Nesher and 24x Intrepida-Class Fast Attack Craft from the Military Cooperation Agency to Brazil. The units would be shipped commercially over a direct route to Brazil, in secret.

@JakeDorent

 

[JakeDorent]

The Equipment would arrive in Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro and be safely transferred to the Armed Forces.

"Ah, Very well, hopefully, you don't become Bothered by my rambling haha.

Brazil has had, for much of its history, a Foreign Policy of Neutrality, striving for friendly relations with most, if not all, Nations of the globe, and It is my intent to continue on such a tradition, however, What differs me from the past leaders of the Republic, is that Me, and His Majesty's Government, wish to elevate Brazil to being the Global actor that it can be, We wish to show the world how much of a trustworthy ally Brazil can be.

I believe that Neutrality isn't a weakness, but a strength, wouldn't you agree, Mr President?"

@Naio90

 

[Naio90]

"Well, I must agree with you. Neutrality can give a nation elements to be truly independent and to freely choose the option that most suits and benefits the interests of that nations population. My Government is weary of giving a blank check for other nations to influence our own internal legislation through international resolutions voted by majority.

Seeing that we have so much in common only consolidates our determination to build stronger bilateral ties between Egypt and Brazil. Is there any other way you can think of on how my nation can assist Brazil's development?

For instance, beyond trade, I was thinking about increasing the direct flights between our main cities and that way promote tourism and investment. Perhaps we could talk about lowering visa requirements for tourists and business travelers."

@JakeDorent

 

[JakeDorent]

"Ah, I believe that can be arranged, the two cities that come to my head would probably be São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, however, there are also growing cities within other regions of Brazil that cold interest Investors and Tourists alike, Salvador on the Northeast and Porto Alegre to the South are two examples that come out the top of my head.

On regards to the visa requirements, I believe that can be done as well, would you be interested in including Student exchanges into that?"

@Naio90

 

[Naio90]

"Excellent! Well the first link should be maybe between Cairo and the biggest airport/city in Brazil, which I understand is San Paolo. I understand also that Rio is the main tourist destination, which could be linked by a codesharing agreement between EgyptAir and a brazilian airline.

By serving Sao Paolo we can guarantee an increase in business travelers due to the commercial and financial nature of the city.

Let me get some drafts on the visa issue, and we are also open to discuss other things such as a student program. On what level are you thinking, university?"

@JakeDorent

 

[JakeDorent]

"Yes, We believe we can Set up the agreement with TAM Airlines, the biggest Airport in São Paulo at the current moment is the International Airport of Guarulhos.

On the Visa, Yes, Universities is what I had in mind."

@Naio90

 

[Naio90]

"Great news! We will then proceed to opening up a new direct flight connecting Cairo and Sao Paolo - Guarulhos. I will suggest to the CEO of EgyptAir to prepare discussions for a potential codesharing agreement between EgyptAir and TAM.

We will give the opening of the new route some decent media coverage.

Do you have any draft agreement you would like to submit to work on? For both visas and student exchanges."

@JakeDorent

 

[JakeDorent]

"Very good, and unfortunately, not at the moment, however, I will be working on some in the short future.

I'd like to ask, would you be interested in a route for Rio as well? such a route could increase Tourism.

I believe that could be added into the agreement between both Airlines."

@Naio90

 

[Naio90]

"If you are interested, for the moment we have aircraft available to cover the route between Cairo and Rio de Janeiro."

@JakeDorent