Arab transport ministers council session

The 16th session of the Arab Transport Ministers Council began today its deliberations. Egyptian Minister of Transport Hamdy al-Shayeb stressed the necessity for boosting and activating the Arab joint action in the field of transport asserting the importance of the this sector in facilitating commercial exchange among the Arab states.

In his address to the council, Secretary General of the Arab League stressed the Arab Summit's interest in developing the Arab transport sector due to its importance as a main factor in connecting areas of production and consumption.

The council is will discuss three issues: preparing a report about the joint Arab action in the field of transport, special proposals about raising standards of the Arab transport and draft project about organizing the issue of passenger movement.

Meantime, Arab Transport Ministers' Council have stressed the necessity for developing and modernizing the Arab ports and giving the private sector a basic role in establishing naval lines connecting the Arab ports.

At the end of its 16th session's deliberations today, the council charged the Arab Organization for the Administrative development to prepare a study for unifying the fees and the tariffs of the passage from the Arab borders' routes.

The council called on the Arab states to take preliminary steps to free transport services particularly the aviation transport.