Arab administration officials meet in Cairo

Arab ministers and officials responsible for administrative development from Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman and Kuwait, the member states at the executive council of the Arab Organisation for administrative development, convene their 67th meeting today in Cairo to discuss inter-Arab trade exchange at the customs checkpoints.

The organisation's director general, Dr. Ahmad Saqqer Assour, said the council will discuss several issues pertaining to the organization's activities. These include electing a new director general for the organization and a full discussion of the study prepared by the organization on the obstacles hindering smooth inter-Arab trade exchange at customs checkpoints in the context of the major Arab free trade zone.