AL for further cooperation with Franophonic countries

Arab League (AL) Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid and the chief of the Organization of Francophonic States, Boutros Boutros Ghali reiterated their utmost desire to enhance bilateral cooperation in serving common interests.

Following talks concluded in Cairo at AL headquarters on Sunday, Ghali said in a joint news conference that "aspects of all-out cooperation between the two organizations were discussed." He added that an invitation was extended to Meguid to attend the economic conference due in Monaco next April and to discuss investments and the impact of the EURO currency on North-South trade in general and the European-Arab trade in particular.

52 finance ministers and members of the Francophonic states are to attend the forthcoming Monaco conference. For his part, The AL chief underlined the importance of enhancing cooperation with the Francophonic states in all areas.