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DOHA: The State of Qatar underlined the importance of cooperation between the Arab world and Latin America, highlighting Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani's recent visits to Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay and Argentina, and the Arab-South American Summit hosted by Doha in 2009.
This came in a speech delivered by Minister of Municipality and Environment H E Mohamed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi to an international conference about the partnership between the Arab world and Latin America, organized by the Institute for Spanish and Portuguese Studies in Rabat.
The Minister stressed the need for interaction between the Arab world and Latin America ncountries which, when combined, account for 30 percent of the UN member states.
He urged commitment to the decisions issued at the summits held between the two sides, especially in terms of visit exchange, and called for holding periodic meetings every year and a half at the level of ministers concerned with trade and industry and chambers of commerce in the Arab world and Latin America, and for forming joint committees in order to follow up the decisions of summits and ministerial councils.
The Minister of Environment and Municipality also addressed issues related to trade exchange of food, energy, and raw materials. In this context, he called for more serious support for food security issues and more attention to contributing to international trade and investments. He underlined that both sides share the responsibility to achieve common interests, stressing the importance of cooperation and planning between the two sides.
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