U.S.-Arab economic forum next may in Detroit
The Arab League announced that the 1st U.S.-Arab Economic Forum will be held next May in Detroit, to foster the role of Arab-Americans in economic, political, communication and cultural fields.
Head of the Arab League secretary general's office, Hisham Badr, said the conference will bring together Arab and American political and cultural figures and members of the Arab diaspora in the USA.
Held at the initiative of the Arab-American chamber of commerce, the Arab League and other partners, the conference will look into means to promote Arab-American economic cooperation and trade exchanges and set in place dialogue and communication channels.
Presentations will be dealing with the creation of investment projects, enhancing cooperation in technology and communication and laying bridges between the Arab states and the Arab diaspora in the USA. He added the conference will also contribute to improving the image of Arabs and Muslims in the American society and thwart the defaming campaign waged by some American circles against Arabs and Muslims.
