Arab Transport ministers back Jordan plan

Amman, July 04, SPA -- Transport ministers and representatives from
12 Arab countries have approved a Jordanian plan to facilitate
inter-Arab trade and formed a technical committee to study details of
the blueprint.


During a one-day consultative meeting in Amman, the Arab ministers
discussed the proposal and approved it as an advanced step before
making new moves toward cooperation in transportation sector,
Jordan's Transport Minister Sahel Majali said.

In a joint press conference in the week-end with Mohammad Twaijri,
assistant secretary general of the Arab League for Economic Affairs,
following the meeting, Majali said the ministers selected Jordan to
head the committee, adding that it will include seven members: Saudi
Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, Palestine, Tunisia, Oman and
Kuwait in addition to the general assembly of the Arab League.

Jordan and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for
Western Asia prepared the proposal, which is considered the first
practical move by an Arab country towards better joint Arab action,
Twaijri was quoted as saying in a report published today by Saudi
Gazette.

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