Al-Maghreb states sign protocol agreements

Several protocol agreements were signed on Tuesday evening relating to means of reviving trade and customs co-operation between the five Maghreb Arab states. These protocols state to establish an Arab Maghreb zone for free exchange and establishing a customs federation for the long run and coordination between trade policies as well as establishing a council for al-Maghreb businessmen council.

These protocols were signed by the Tunisian minister of commerce, the Moroccan state minister for trade, the deputy secretary in charge of trade affairs in Libya, Mauritania ambassador to Algeria as well as the Algerian trade minister, and this was in conclusion of works of the 7th session of the Maghreb ministerial council for trade.