Arab housing ministers to discuss Arab building codes

The executive bureau of the council of Arab housing ministers will hold its 49th session at the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo on Sunday and Monday.

The A.L.'s assistant secretary-general for economic affairs, Abdul Rahman al-Seheibani, said that during the meeting which will be attended by representatives of the Arab states including Kuwait, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Tunisia and Lebanon, the three first stages of united Arab building codes will be discussed.

He added that necessary measures will be taken to print and distribute these codes for review by Arab states and scientific symposiums to be held through the year 2000 in the fields of housing and construstion.

He noted the Arab conference to rehabilitate and renovate firms and buildings will be held in Cairo in September 1998.