March 2018 -E

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OAPEC Activities

After longnegotiations, theArabNegotiatingGrouponClimateChange

agreed on the main points of the Arab stance during 2018 negotiations

that specify a strategic vision to execute the Paris Agreement and the

detailed points of the Talanoa Dialogue in a way that does not affect

Arab interests.

Here are the main points of the Arab stance during the next phase

of the negotiations:

• Specifying the points in the texts under negotiation that might

affect Arab interests and their rights to development (economic

diversification, financial and technical support, execution

measures and methods, the impacts of response measures)

• Coordinating with other regional groups from a mutual-goal-

perspective and submitting reports and INDCs pre- and during

negotiations, while distinguishing between reports and INDCs

• Stressing that the 6th IPCC report should not mention the so-

called climate funding or any other issues relevant to investment

and attracting finance, due to their contradictionwith the purpose

of the committee.

OAPEC Secretariat General presented a paper on the consequences

of Climate change policies and the Paris Agreement on the Arab Oil

Sector.

MEETING OF THE ARAB

NEGOTIATING GROUP

OAPEC Secretariat General took part in the 19th

Meeting of the Arab Negotiating Group held at the

Arab League (LAS) headquarters in Cairo on 4 and

5 February 2018. The meeting was attended by

members of the Arab negotiation team working

on the Paris Agreement, a representative from the

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for

Western Asia (ESCWA), and OAPEC representative

Mr Abdul Kareem Ayed.