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PART TWO
OAPEC Activities in 2012
coordinate with Arab delegations participating in the workshops to
be held to study the climatic forecasts.
Assign the Technical Secretariat of the Subcommittee to continue
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Arab coordination towards the topics presented to the meetings
relating to UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol (KP) and even the UN Climate
Change Conference (COP-18), which will be held in the State of
Qatar by the end of November 2012, through Arab coordination
with Qatar, and to establish a distinguished Arab stall throughout
the conference, Arab participation in the events held on the sidelines
of the conference and the incorporated activities, and to coordinate
with the Arab Group, African Group and Group of 77 (G77) and
China during the forthcoming rounds of negotiations, especially
that Algeria will chair the G77 and China for this year.
Arab stances should be emphasized and adhered to, as follows:
The principle of joint and several liability.
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Supporting Arab countries in issuing their national reports.
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Non-imposition of fees/tax on the flights transiting the EU.
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Assigning the Technical Secretariat of the Subcommittee, in
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coordination with the U NEP, to set out the data of Arab experts working
at IPCC within the planned database of Arab experts working in the
area of climate change, as well as capitalizing on the preparation of the
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report.
Assigning the Technical Secretariat of the Subcommittee to
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coordinate with the organizers of the High-level Ministerial Meeting
and those interested in meteorological affairs.
3-2 The 13
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Kuwait – Japan Joint Symposium
In response to an invitation from the Kuwait Institute for Scientific
Research KISR, the General Secretariat participated in the 13th Kuwait-
Japan Joint Symposium on “Advancement in Oil-refining Processes”
which was held in the Petroleum Researches and Studies Center on
17 and 18 January 2012. The symposium was sponsored by Kuwait
