COMCEC reviews trade cooperation among Muslim Countries 3 Izmir, Turkey

Ihsanoglu also highlighted some of the endeavors and serious efforts
to build up the required institutional and multilateral legal
framework within which the OIC Member States could cooperate
extensively by initiating, developing and implementing joint economic
action.


"As a result of such efforts, especially after the adoption of the
OIC Ten Year Programme of Action in 2005, the Intra -OIC trade has
risen to 16.67%, the Protocol on the Preferential Tariff Scheme for
TPS-OIC (PRETAS) and TPS-OIC Rules of Origin is open for signature
and ratification of Member States, the OIC Five year Action Plan on
Cotton (2007-2011) and the "Framework for Development and Cooperation
in the Domain of Tourism between Member States" have been adopted.
All these achievements are being closely followed up by the OIC as
well," he noted.


The Meeting will continue with its working sessions and will
conclude its deliberations tomorrow through adoption of the final
report.

--SPA