Bahrain for establishing common Arab market

Bahraini Minister of Trade Ali Saleh al-Saleh has underlined the importance of setting up the common Arab market to protect Arab economies against world blocs, saying, "If the Arabs are not united, they will not have a presence on the world map." The Gulf News Agency quoted al-Saleh as saying in a statement to the "Akhbar Al-Khaleej daily that the process of setting up the common Arab market should start very soon. Al-Saleh, moreover, called for attempts to develop and diversify the Arab economy and to open Arab markets before each other as well as to eliminate customs barriers so as to liberalize inter-Arab trade and enhance its positions.