Beirut hosts meeting on Arab atomic energy

The executive council of the Arab Commission for Atomic Energy in Beirut began the deliberations of its 23rd session with the participation of 11 Arab states, including Syria.

The participants in the meeting are discussing the results of training courses carried out in the area of using nuclear techniques to improve animal production and in the field of nuclear medicine.

In its Monday session several speeches were made by the participants calling for further cooperation among the Arab member states to support the Arab economies and to protect the public health and the environment.

The speakers stressed the importance of developing a university curriculum for teaching nuclear sciences in the Arab states. They called on other Arab states to join the council due to the positive results that will be reflected on these Arab states.

They stressed that that using developed technology and sciences in different areas is but the only means to develop economy in serving Arab societies. Deliberations of the session will last until July 30.