Arab League socioeconomic council discusses situation of Arab companies in Iraq

At the headquarters of the Arab league's general trusteeship, the meetings of the 64th session of the socioeconomic council on the level of the ministers are due to start tomorrow to follow up on the executive program of the Arab free trade area.

Arab League Assistant Secretary General for Economic Affairs Abdel Rahman Sahebani said the council headed by Syria started a meeting yesterday on the level of experts and the permanent delegates to prepare the agenda, adding that the council will discuss the executive program of the Arab free trade area, as well as the report presented by the implementation and follow-up committee regarding what was implemented by the Arab states and the committee's proposal to gradually get rid of the obstacles to implementation.

He said, "The council, whose works will last for one day, will discuss the subjects of Arab investment, Arab trade, and the situations of the Arab joint companies which work in Iraq and suffer from the freezing of their assets.