Moroccan, lebanese industrial research institutes sign accord

A cooperation accord was concluded in Beirut on Tuesday between the Moroccan and the Lebanese industrial research institutes, "Le Laboratoire Public d'Etudes et d'Essais" (LPEE) and "L'Institut de Recherches Industrielles."

The accord, the first ever between two Arab states, is part of the project to set up a Euro-Mediterranean network of all industrial research centers in European and Mediterranean countries.

The accord provides for a genuine cooperation in industrial research and for the exchange of experience.