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The Economic Council, meeting today in Tunis at the preparatory ministerial level of the 30th Arab Summit, has prepared the economic and social issue of the Arab Summit for the meeting of Arab foreign ministers preparing the summit, which will be approved tomorrow. .
Tunisian Minister of Commerce, Omar al-Bahi, chairman of the Economic and Social Council preparatory meeting for the 30th Arab Summit, said in a press release issued following the conclusion of the meeting today that all the draft resolutions presented to the Council had been adopted. .
Al-Bahi explained that the first issue in the economic record of the meeting was a draft resolution calling on Arab financial institutions to support the State of Palestine in the creation of the National Organization for Economic Development. economic empowerment and a draft executive resolution for the Arab Strategy for Housing and Sustainable Urban Development..
A draft resolution on the Arab movement in the negotiations on climate change and the fight against climate change, a draft resolution on the Charter of Ethics of Science and Technology in the Arab region and a draft for a resolution on the establishment of an Arab Advisory Center to assist in the investigation of marine accidents .
On the social issue of the Arab summit in Tunis, ministers adopted a draft resolution on the Arab Strategy for Older Persons presented by the joint meeting of Arab Ministers of Social Affairs and Health..
They also adopted a draft resolution on the Arab Plan of Action to tackle the social causes of terrorism emanating from the Council of Arab Ministers of Social Affairs, as well as a draft resolution on the end recruitment of children into Iraqi terrorist groups. .
Tunisian Minister of Commerce Omar al-Bahi told the meeting of the Economic and Social Council of the Arab Summit that several resolutions of the previous Arab summits on economic and social affairs have agreed to monitor their implementation and we would apply. .
He pointed out in this regard that from October 2018, the rules of origin for Arab products were adopted in the Great Arab Free Trade Zone..
He added that the rules of origin are very important in trade and that they will activate its application to develop trade in the Arab region, emphasizing that the promotion of trade between countries Arabs demand transparency and ensure that goods are already produced in Arab countries. "The rules of origin allow us to guarantee that goods are produced in Arab countries"He said.
He called for the adoption of exemptions within the Arab Free Zone and not to impose additional taxes on goods traded between Arab countries..
"We will work during the Tunisian presidency of the Arab Summit and the Economic and Social Council to respect the decisions taken, especially with regard to the rules of origin and the application of the Arab countries to the free trade zone. Arab"He said.
He stressed that the implementation of the Arab Free Trade Area presented difficulties and that we would strive to overcome them.
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