Arab Planning Institute Begins Meeting

The first meeting of general secretaries council of the Arab institute for planning for the year 2000-2001 got underway this Monday in the Omani capital, Muscat.

According to Kuwaiti news agency (KUNA), participants would discuss the 2000-2001 scientific activities plan of the public institute for planning, appointment of the three-member advisory authority, Arab states' commitments toward the institute, its final account and renewal of the mandate of the deputy general director of the institute for another two years.

The institute offered, last year, more than 50 training programs, four diplomas and 12 specialized certificates for various Arab states.

The Kuwait-based institute groups 16 Arab states. It aims at backing planning schemes and helping specialized Arab executives in the sector of development planning.