Riyadh, May 17, SPA -- In presence of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a general agreement of cooperation was signed at the King's palace in Riyadh on Saturday evening between the Governments of Saudi Arabia and Brazil. The agreement was signed by Prince Saud Al-Faisal, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim. Prince Saud and Amorim also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs in the two countries. Following the signing ceremony, the two ministers exchanged the signed copies. The ceremony was attended by Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior; Prince Saud Al-Faisal, the Minister of Foreign Affairs; Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz, Acting Governor of Riyadh Region; Prince Ahmad bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Interior; Prince Miqren bin Abdulaziz, Chief of General Intelligence; Minister of Communications and Information Technology Eng. Mohammed Jamil bin Ahmed Mulla; and Saudi Ambassador to Brazil Mohammed Amin Kurdi as well as the official delegation accompanying the Brazilian President. --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/665102