COMCEC Summit concludes with call for trade expansion
22/11/2013 | 01:08 PM | World News
By Taha Awdah
(with photos) ISTANBUL, Nov 22 (KUNA) -- The 29th Session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC) has concluded here with calls for increasing involvement of the committee's members in global commerce and economy.
COMCEC final communique, issued after the conference conclusion late on Thursday, called for cooperation amongst exchange markets and central banks of member states.
It also asked the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and other organizations to offer assistance to the member states so that they could join the World Trade Organization (WTO) Several issues were discussed during the Summit including the implementation of the OIC ten-year program of action, the annual report on trade between OIC member states, the reports on OIC trade fairs and exhibitions amongst other issues.
The agenda of the session included issues connected to world economic developments, the expansion of Intra-OIC trade, the improvement of transport and communications, and the developing of a sustainable and competitive tourism sector.
The summit discussed ways to increase productivity of agricultural sector, sustain food security, eradicate poverty, deepen financial cooperation, enhance the role of private sector in economic cooperation, and increase FDI flows into the OIC member countries.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Sheikh Salem Abdulaziz Al-Sabah represented Kuwait at the summit.
COMCEC was founded in 1984 with the aim of developing and creating coordination in economic and trade cooperation between member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). (end) ta.gta KUNA 221308 Nov 13NNNN
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OIC and COMCEC Member Countries
1- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
2- The Republic of Albania
3- Azerbaijan Republic
4- Kingdom of Bahrain
5- Peoples Republic of Bangladesh
6- Peoples Republic of Benin
7- United Arab Emirates
8- The Government of Brunei Darussalam
9- Burkina Faso
10- People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
11- The Republic of Djibouti
12- The Republic of Chad
13- The Republic of Indonesia
14- The Kingdom of Morocco
15- The Republic of Ivory Coast
16- Palestinian Government
17- The Republic of Gabon
18- The Republic of Gambia
19- The Republic of Guinea
20- The Republic of Guinea-Bissau
21- The Republic of Guyana
22- The Republic of Iraq
23- The Islamic Republic of Iran
24- The Republic of Cameroon
25- Qatar Government
26- The Republic of Kazakhstan
27- The Republic of Kyrgyzstan
28- The Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
29- The Government of Kuwait
30- The Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
31- The Lebanese Republic
32- The Republic of Maldives
33- Malaysia
34- The Republic of Mali
35- The Arab Republic of Egypt
36- The Islamic Republic of Mauritania
37- The Republic of Mozambique
38- The Republic of Niger
39- The Federal Republic of Nigeria
40- The Kingdom of Oman
41- The Republic of Uzbekistan
42- The Islamic Republic of Pakistan
43- The Republic of Senegal
44- The Republic of Sierra Leone
45- The Democratic Republic of Somalia
46- The Republic of Sudan
47- The Republic of Suriname
48- The Syrian Arab Republic
49- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
50- The Republic of Tajikistan
51- The Togolese Republic
52- The Tunisian Republic
53- The Republic of Turkey
54- Turkmenistan
55- The Republic of Uganda
56- The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
57- The Republic of Yemen
OIC and COMCEC Observer Members
1- The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
2- Bosnia and Herzegovina
3- The Kingdom of Thailand
4- The Central African Republic
5- The Russian Federation
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22/11/2013 | 01:08 PM | World News
By Taha Awdah
(with photos) ISTANBUL, Nov 22 (KUNA) -- The 29th Session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC) has concluded here with calls for increasing involvement of the committee's members in global commerce and economy.
COMCEC final communique, issued after the conference conclusion late on Thursday, called for cooperation amongst exchange markets and central banks of member states.
It also asked the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and other organizations to offer assistance to the member states so that they could join the World Trade Organization (WTO) Several issues were discussed during the Summit including the implementation of the OIC ten-year program of action, the annual report on trade between OIC member states, the reports on OIC trade fairs and exhibitions amongst other issues.
The agenda of the session included issues connected to world economic developments, the expansion of Intra-OIC trade, the improvement of transport and communications, and the developing of a sustainable and competitive tourism sector.
The summit discussed ways to increase productivity of agricultural sector, sustain food security, eradicate poverty, deepen financial cooperation, enhance the role of private sector in economic cooperation, and increase FDI flows into the OIC member countries.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Sheikh Salem Abdulaziz Al-Sabah represented Kuwait at the summit.
COMCEC was founded in 1984 with the aim of developing and creating coordination in economic and trade cooperation between member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). (end) ta.gta KUNA 221308 Nov 13NNNN
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OIC and COMCEC Member Countries
1- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
2- The Republic of Albania
3- Azerbaijan Republic
4- Kingdom of Bahrain
5- Peoples Republic of Bangladesh
6- Peoples Republic of Benin
7- United Arab Emirates
8- The Government of Brunei Darussalam
9- Burkina Faso
10- People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
11- The Republic of Djibouti
12- The Republic of Chad
13- The Republic of Indonesia
14- The Kingdom of Morocco
15- The Republic of Ivory Coast
16- Palestinian Government
17- The Republic of Gabon
18- The Republic of Gambia
19- The Republic of Guinea
20- The Republic of Guinea-Bissau
21- The Republic of Guyana
22- The Republic of Iraq
23- The Islamic Republic of Iran
24- The Republic of Cameroon
25- Qatar Government
26- The Republic of Kazakhstan
27- The Republic of Kyrgyzstan
28- The Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
29- The Government of Kuwait
30- The Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
31- The Lebanese Republic
32- The Republic of Maldives
33- Malaysia
34- The Republic of Mali
35- The Arab Republic of Egypt
36- The Islamic Republic of Mauritania
37- The Republic of Mozambique
38- The Republic of Niger
39- The Federal Republic of Nigeria
40- The Kingdom of Oman
41- The Republic of Uzbekistan
42- The Islamic Republic of Pakistan
43- The Republic of Senegal
44- The Republic of Sierra Leone
45- The Democratic Republic of Somalia
46- The Republic of Sudan
47- The Republic of Suriname
48- The Syrian Arab Republic
49- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
50- The Republic of Tajikistan
51- The Togolese Republic
52- The Tunisian Republic
53- The Republic of Turkey
54- Turkmenistan
55- The Republic of Uganda
56- The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
57- The Republic of Yemen
OIC and COMCEC Observer Members
1- The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
2- Bosnia and Herzegovina
3- The Kingdom of Thailand
4- The Central African Republic
5- The Russian Federation
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