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The Economic Council has prepared, at the preparatory ministerial level of the 30th Arab Summit, convened today in Tunis, the economic and social file of the Arab summit, in anticipation of the meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers preparatory to the summit, which will be approved tomorrow. .
For example, Tunisian Trade Minister Omar al-Bahi, chairman of the preparatory meeting for the 30th Arab Summit by the Economic and Social Council, said in a press release issued after the council meeting that all resolution presented to the Council had been adopted. .
He stressed that the first topic of the meeting on the file economy was a draft resolution on the request of Arab financial institutions to support the State of Palestine in the establishment of the National Foundation for economic empowerment and a draft resolution on the implementation plan of the Arab Strategy for Housing and Sustainable Urban Development..
A draft resolution on Arab action in the talks on changing the atmosphere and changing the conditions of the air, a draft resolution on the Charter of Ethics of Science and Technology in the region and a draft resolution on the establishment of the Arab Advisory Center to contribute to the inquiry. 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 terrorist groups in Mesopotamia. .
The Tunisian Minister of Commerce, Omar al-Bahi, told the meeting of the Economic and Social Council of the Arab Summit that several resolutions of previous Arab summits, although related to economic and social affairs, had been adopted to monitor their implementation. implement and we will apply them. .
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..
Therefore, he said that the rules of origin are very important in trade and that we will activate their application to develop trade in the Arab region, stressing that the development of trade between Arab countries requires transparency and ensures 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, particularly with regard to the rules of origin and the application of the Arab countries to the Arab free trade zone."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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