Arab scientific cooperation will boost development

Egypt's Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Ezzat Salama stressed the importance of boosting Arab Scientific cooperation.

Such cooperation would contribute to economic and social development in the Arab states, Salama said in his address to the 5th Arab conference on herbal medicine.

The conference, which discussed trends of development in science and technology world wide, affirmed the need to activate joint Arab action in researches and development projects.

Salama mentioned that the Scientific Research Academy (SRA) in collaboration with Arab Scientific Research Federation organized the conference.

For his part, SRA chairman Fawzi el Refaei said the conference was an opportunity to exchange Arab expertise in herbal medicine.