The economic committee of the Arab Economic and Social Council convened on Monday in preparation for the council’s 112th session, set to be held next Thursday at the Arab League, chaired by Yemen.
The committee will discuss the agenda of the 112th session and the follow-up of the council’s decisions during its previous session.
The committee will also probe preparations for the Fifth session of the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit, set to be held in Nouakchott in November, as well as the Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA) and the progress achieved in establishing the Arab Customs Union.
Issues like supporting the Palestinian economy, the Arab food security report for 2021, as well as efforts exerted to salvage the agricultural season in Sudan, are scheduled on the agenda of the committee.
The meetings of the Social Committee of the Council were held on Sunday, to prepare for the work of this session, regarding the social file.
Kuwait is partaking in the meetings with a delegation headed by the acting assistant undersecretary for economic affairs Talal Al-Nimsh, the director of Gulf affairs and the Arab world at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Mansour Al-Hajri and several other officials.
Source: Kuwait News Agency