Iraq as Chairman of the Economic and Social Council of the League of Arab States

September 6, 2018

Baghdad - Journal News

Iraq on Thursday received the presidency of the 102nd session of the Economic and Social Council of the League of Arab States.

A statement issued by the Information Office of the Ministry of Planning said that Minister of Planning / Minister of Trade Salman Jumaili, who heads the Iraqi delegation participating in the meeting of the Arab Economic and Social Council (Ministerial level) at its 102nd session, which started in Cairo, Which was headed by Sudan. "

Al-Jumaili said in a speech during the opening ceremony that the meeting is particularly important in light of the world events, developments and successive crises at all regional and global levels, which reflect their direct and indirect effects on the Arab economic and social conditions, And to enhance the chances of integration into the global economy. Therefore, we must be aware of the rapid and accelerating progress towards joint Arab action, because in a world where it is possible for those who move alone, We must make every effort to translate the words of our visions into concrete facts on the ground. For that we will have to overcome many challenges and face many difficulties until we reach our goals and achieve our hopes and aspirations.

Al-Jumaili said that the topics and files on the agenda of this session are very important, particularly those related to the Greater Arab Free Trade Area and other related economic and social issues, hoping to reach positive results and practical decisions that take into account the rapid and successive developments in the economy. World at the moment.
We, the Arab countries, must exert more efforts and attention to follow up the goals of sustainable development in the Arab world and its various dimensions and to put in place the necessary mechanisms to ensure the active involvement of the Arab countries in the international effort for sustainable development and benefit from the opportunities available in these areas.

He pointed out that through the presidency of Iraq for this session, we will seek to strengthen our efforts to develop cooperation and integration between the Arab countries in the economic and social fields, despite the achievements we have made in the field of joint Arab action during the past years, but is still limited to meet the aspirations of our peoples, Are fully aware that their countries have great resources and capabilities that guarantee them the right to live in prosperity and to ensure a brighter future.

Al-Jumaili called on the representatives of the Arab countries participating in the meeting to support Iraq's efforts to rebuild and achieve development by urging the honest companies in their countries to participate actively in the reconstruction and reconstruction and to take advantage of the investment opportunities available in the whole country after Iraq began several years ago to implement an ambitious development plan aimed at To provide investment opportunities in all economic sectors and services, pointing out that Iraq has an institutional system in the field of investment constitute an investment climate that responds to all the requirements of the Arab investor, as called Arab countries To its broad participation in the next session of the Baghdad International Fair.

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