Arab ministers call for dealing with year 2000 computer problem

The council of Arab communication ministers has called on the Arab states to deal with the problem of computerized communication in the year 2000 and to make use of the assistance given by the World Bank to deal with this problem financially and technically.

During the deliberations of its fourth session being held in Cairo, the council called for the expedition of signing the memorandum of understanding between it and the European conference for post and telecommunications.

The council called on the Arab states to complete Arab regional grid networks using optic cables. It also called for reducing prices in the area of telecommunications and opening telecommunications markets through bilateral or regional agreements.