Arab states discuss Mediterranean partnership

Delegations from 10 Arab countries from the southern and eastern Mediterranean -- Egypt, Algeria, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, Syria, and Tunisia -- are to meet on December 16 and 17 in Cairo to discuss Arab coordination and exchange views on other issues on bilateral partnership agreements between Arab states and the European Union.

Moreover they will be informed of the experiences of the Arab countries that signed partnership agreements with the European Union. The assistant foreign minister for Egyptian - European partnership affairs, Gamal Bayoumi, stated.