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- Arab ministers satisfied over progress on trade free zone
The council praised the 14 states that applied the agreed annual 10 percent cut on customs tariffs last year namely Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Egypt, Syria Libya, Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco and Iraq. Regional, Economics, 2/11/99 - Morocco targets 6% growth rate over 1999-2003
Oualalou also cited the 1999-2003 five year plan, under study, that aims to reach an average yearly growth rate of 6%, a savings rate of 25% of the GDP and an investment rate of 26% while maintaining the inflation below 2.5%. Morocco, Economics, 2/11/99 - Israel opposes UN Geneva Convention conference on its practices
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution calling for convening a conference on July 15 in Geneva to consider Israel's continued violations of the 1949 Geneva Convention in the occupied Arab lands, particularly the ban on settlements. Palestine, Politics, 2/11/99 - Austrian parliamentarian arrives in Damascus
The second speaker of the Austrian Parliament, Heinrich Neisser, and members of the accompanying delegation arrived in Damascus on Tuesday for a six-day official visit to Syria. Syria, Politics, 2/11/99 - Moroccan, French Senates agree to step up cooperation
The Moroccan Chamber of Advisors (upper house of the parliament) signed a cooperation accord Wednesday in Paris with the French Senate. Morocco, Politics, 2/11/99 - Moroccan Parliament reviews organ transplant law
The Moroccan Parliament is studying a draft law regulating human organ donation and transplants. Morocco, Health, 2/11/99