Arab Econmix League Summit Jan Today-Jan 19th

[KCT]

I looked, didn't see this article posted yet, from the following link...

http://articlesofinterest-kelley.blogspot.com/2011/01/january-19th-huge-event-arab-league.html

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Begins Today until January 19th Huge Event ~ Arab League Economic Summit ...

<A href="http://articlesofinterest-kelley.blogspot.com/2011/01/january-19th-links-arab-league-economic.html">January 19th ~ Links ~ Arab League Economic Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh ...

Looks Arab leaders at their summit in Sharm el-Sheikh next to the activation of the initiatives that came at the Kuwait summit 2009 and up to advance the economic situation in the States and ensure the welfare of peoples.

January 15, 2011

Countries have contributed to support most notably Saudi Arabia, Kuwait .. And Sharm el-Sheikh is preparing to host leaders

Arab Economic Summit to focus on activating the contribution of States in the Small Enterprise Fund

Economic - Riyadh

According to Sheikh (Ambassador) Ali Khalid Al-Jaber Al-Sabah director of economic management in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that the second session of the summit of the Arab Economic and Social Development to be held in Sharm el-Sheikh in the 19 th of this month, aims to invite the Arab states that have not yet contributed to the initiative to establish Enterprise Fund Small and medium enterprises in the Arab countries with a capital of two billion U.S. dollars, to contribute because of their impact and support a major role in this sector, considering that the project of joint Arab action in economic, integrated and pays a big return on it.

Ali al-Sabah said that the initiative, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait on the provision of the necessary resources to support and finance private sector projects in small and medium enterprises in the Arab world will have strong presence at the summit.

"The Emir of Kuwait, an initiative calling for the establishment of a fund small and medium enterprises designed to raise the welfare of Arab citizens, the ambitious seeking to add a brick in the construction and development of this great Arab homeland."

He continued, "The number of States that have contributed to the initiative of the Emir of Kuwait in the Enterprise Fund amounted to more than 12 countries, the contributions and reached to 1.300 billion dollars. And to assure that the initiative of the Emir of Kuwait stems from the interest citizen Arab and improve their standard of living to boost the economy in the Arab countries."

And Khaled Al-Sabah said on the summit of the Arab Economic and Social Development at its second session to be hosted by Egypt is the peak of follow-up to economic and social decisions of the Arab Summit held in Kuwait in January (January 2009).

The Arab countries that have contributed to the initiative are: Kuwait $ 500 million, Saudi Arabia $ 500 million, Oman $ 20 million, Egypt $ 20 million, Algeria sum of ten million dollars, and Syria, the amount of ten million dollars.

As each contributed Tunisia five million dollars and Sudan $ 10 million, and Iraq in the amount of five million dollars, and Yemen, the amount of five million dollars in addition to Djibouti, Mauritania and Palestine share one million dollars each.

According to Khaled Al-Sabah that the summit will review the project to link sea between the Arab countries, and project networking Arab Internet and the World Bank initiative in the Arab world, and the Millennium Development Goals and of the recommendations of the "Arab Report on the Third Development Goals Millennium 2010 and the impact of global economic crises in its investigation," and Arab Report Third Millennium Development Goals economic aspects, in addition to projects to support the steadfastness of the Arab Jerusalem.

Sheikh Ali said that the draft Programme of Action of the Summit at its second session includes a review of the three Menendyate: Economic Forum and the Youth Forum and the Civil Society Forum will be held on Saturday, January 15 (January) month.

He added that the joint meeting of senior officials of the Economic and Social Council, and permanent delegates to the League of Arab States will be held on the second day, while held by the Economic and Social Council preparatory to the summit to ministerial level and the other for the Council of the League of Arab States preparatory to the summit at the ministerial level on Monday, January 17 (January ) current.

Egypt will host the 19 th of December bending (January) being in the city of Sharm el-Sheikh for the second session of the summit of the Arab Economic and Social Development which will be assigned to follow up on progress in implementing the decisions of the Economic Summit, first held in Kuwait in 2009 and to develop new mechanisms to activate development strategies overall.

The Arab summit held in Riyadh in March (March) of 2007 has issued a resolution calling for an Arab summit devoted to economic affairs and development, social, and develop programs and mechanisms for the promotion and activation strategies, comprehensive development based on the initiative came from the State of Kuwait and Egypt on the promotion of joint Arab action in economic and social sectors and development.

And warned the initiative from the six challenges facing the Arab nation, including the aggravation of poverty and unemployment rates, deterioration of living conditions of Arab citizens, and the modest size of the inter-Arab trade, and the modest size of the domestic investment.

It also warned the initiative from the other challenges that face the Arab countries represented in the migration of capital and Arab minds and talent abroad, and poor infrastructure in many Arab countries, and not to keep pace with the education process to the development needs and requirements of global competition. For this first session of the Economic Summit in Kuwait in the period from January 19 to 20 (January 2009).

Although the accuracy of political and economic circumstances surrounding the summit which was attended by 18 heads of Arab countries to coincide with the Israeli brutal aggression on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, in addition to the negative consequences caused by the global financial crisis on the economies of the world, including countries of the region, the Summit succeeded in out a number of important decisions on how to face the global economic crisis and the preparation of a major integrated projects in the Arab world.

And reflected the decisions of the first summit of keenness on boosting the standard of living of Arab citizens, formed the cornerstone of the support of Arab economies, and notably the adoption of the emergency program for the security of Arab food. The summit resolutions included the mandated governments of Arab countries benefiting from the program components to grant special preferential benefits for investment in the areas identified in the program, and demand from institutions and Arab development funds, regional and international contribution in providing the necessary financial requirements in the implementation of the program.

The Summit endorsed the start taking the necessary steps for the establishment of the Arab Customs Union starting in 2010, and the implementation of the integrated program to support employment and reduce unemployment in the Arab States, and the implementation of the Arab Program for Poverty Reduction.

The summit, held the year before in Kuwait under the chairmanship of Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, the implementation of the Arab Program for the implementation of development objectives during the period from 2009 to 2015 in addition to implementing the education reform plan during the period from 2009 to 2019, and improve the level of health care services primary.

The summit called on Arab countries to take the necessary steps for the development of electricity interconnection projects in place without hindrance, in addition to the launch of the scheme land connection to the railway.

During the summit, announced the donation of the Emir of Kuwait Kuwait $ 500 million contribution to the initiative launched by His Highness to provide the necessary financial resources to fund and support development projects in Arab SMEs through a fund established for this purpose with a capital of two billion dollars. Included the decisions of the Arab Economic Summit the first decision on the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, and the rehabilitation program and construction in coordination with the Palestinian National Authority. And Kuwait announced a donation of $ 34 million to cover the needs and Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. The decision to focus the work of the second session of the summit in Sharm el-Sheikh on the core themes, including: follow-up and evaluate what has been done to implement the decisions of the first session of the summit in Kuwait, and to discuss developments in the electricity linkage project, which includes eight Arab countries and the line of the Arab Gas linking six Arab countries so far. The summit focuses on the introduction of support fund small and medium enterprises proposed by the Amir into force three months after finance ministers approved the Arab countries to its executive in Kuwait in October (October) last year.

And shed at the next summit highlighted the importance of the maritime transport sector, which is a pivotal role in promoting inter-Arab trade and to develop a vision for support of this sector and its development. Will be held on the sidelines of the Sharm el-Sheikh three forums is a forum of businessmen which will be attended by representatives of Arab chambers of commerce associations, and aims to examine the role of the private sector in the implementation of Arab summit resolutions, and means of mobilization to support the development efforts of the Arab countries. The exhibition will be a forum for civil society and another for youth, and forums will be incorporated into decisions in the work of the summit, Arab leaders and to inform on the results of its meetings. Will be addressed in a number of issues top the agenda discussions on development issues, including achieving the Millennium Development Goals Arab, and ways to integrate new technology and sustainable development efforts of Arab resolve many problems in the sectors of energy, water, and improve the site of Arab States in the division of global action through the upgrading of technology used in the various economic sectors in Arab countries.

The idea of holding these forums to broaden the base of participation in the debate on Arab development effort, both on the axis of non-governmental, through the work of the Business Forum and the Civil Society Forum, or on the axis of the Youth Forum. And will be incorporated into the decisions of three forums in the work of the summit and the Arab leaders to inform on the results of its meetings. It will also address the summit a number of issues at the forefront of the agenda of debate internationally on development issues, including achieving the Millennium Development Goals in the Arab region, and ways to integrate new technologies and sustainable development efforts of Arab, to resolve many problems in the sectors of energy, water, and improve the site of Arab States in the division of labor World through the upgrading of technologies used in various economic sectors in Arab countries.

, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the Egyptian Foreign Minister has pointed out that the summit will be the work and decisions and projects that will come about, an essential step to support the efforts of economic and social development in the Arab world to respond to the aspirations of Arab peoples and governments. Aboul Gheit added that the summit of the Arab Economic and Social Development to be held in his country aims to boost economic cooperation between Arab countries, and the formulation of visions and mechanisms of action to support the development efforts of the Arab countries. He pointed to the idea of holding Arab summits devoted to economic and social issues was a joint Egyptian-Kuwaiti initiative, endorsed by the Arab summit held in Riyadh in March (March) 2007. He continued:''The logic of this initiative is clear. Developmental challenges facing the Arab countries of the important and serious enough to warrant the allocation of its regular meetings at the highest level of Arab joint action''.

He added:''focus exclusively on ways to fight poverty and unemployment, and the integration of technologies and visions of development in modern Arab action, development, and deepen economic integration among Arab countries is not only on the liberalization of trade between Arab countries, but also coordinates between the development strategies in accordance with a comprehensive perspective addresses all the dimensions of the development process of increasing investments in various productive sectors and modernize its infrastructure to develop the system of education and human capacity building, and keep abreast of developments in thought and practice development at the global level''.

Aban and Egyptian Foreign Minister that the first session of the summit of economic and social development and the first held in Kuwait in January (January 2009). Although the accuracy of political and economic circumstances surrounding the view of the synchronized with the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, and they happen in the midst of a deep economic crisis and global recession, but they succeeded in getting out a number of important decisions, both in terms of standardization of visions on how to cope with the crisis global economic, or in connection with several major integrated projects. He reported that the most important projects of complementarity that emerged from the summit in Kuwait: Draft Arab electricity grid, the layout of land connection by rail, the emergency program of food security, the Arab and the Arab Customs Union, as well as the announcement of the initiative of the Emir of Kuwait to establish a fund to support small and medium industries in the Arab world.

The Mohammed Bin Ibrahim Al-Tuwaijri, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Affairs of the Arab League earlier in the Arab summit, the socio-economic and development second to be held in Sharm El-Sheikh until January 19 (January) this will discuss projects to link the Arab power endorsed by the summit, the former first in Kuwait in 2009 . He Tuwaijri that will take place during the Summit follow-up to implement the resolutions of the Arab Economic Summit first especially with regard to the Arab electricity linkage projects, food security, and the Arab Customs Union, and energy projects, and other projects aimed at achieving economic integration between countries in the region. And that the Arab League has prepared working papers on what has been achieved from the decisions of the first summit and her views on ways of promoting small and medium enterprises.

He added that the summit Tuwaijri link project will be discussed Arab Maritime, and the World Bank's initiative in the Arab world, in addition to projects in support of Arab Jerusalem, linking the Arab Internet networks.

For his part, Thamer al-Ani, director of management studies and economic relations strategy in the Arab League initiative to establish the Arab Fund to support small and medium industries that it was one of the most important fruits of the first summit, adding that other projects have seen mobility towards implementation, but not the required level.

He pointed out that Ani will be at the summit of Sharm el-Sheikh expected to examine the difficulties and constraints faced by the implementation of the resolutions of the summit in Kuwait, and assess what has been achieved of the decisions on the global financial crisis and its repercussions on Arab economies. And that it is important and precedent in the course of joint Arab economic action, and reveals a qualitative development in the Arab economic action.

http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/organizations/a/arab_league/index.html

[Rogue Knight]

Thank you for the post! Glad to know that others are proactive on "watching what they are doing, not what they are saying"....

[terr]

I thought they were gonna do this in March of 2011.