Arab meeting on environment held in Rabat

The executive board of the council of Arab environment ministers is holding its 26th meeting in Rabat this May 22-24.

The meeting is discussing a set of issues related to the projected Arab free trade area, trade and environment as well as the impact of the Abu Dhabi declaration on Arab action in the field of environment.

The meeting is also looking into preparations for the second earth summit, the meeting on climatic changes to be held in Marrakesh in November 2001 and the enforcement by Arab countries of the Montreal protocol on the use of ozone layers depleting products.

The executive board, whose members are elected for a two-year term, is made up by Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, Morocco and Mauritania, which chairs the current session.