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OAPEC Activities in 2012
the council on the summit level (Iraq 2012), and the first Arab
ministerial committee on the preparation for the Arab summit
for the third Session of Economic and Social Development (
Riyadh- January 2013).
Topical areas were the focus for economic topics: Greater Arab
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Free Trade Area (GAFTA) , Arab Custom Union , investment in
Arab countries , Arab entities links , Ministerial Councils , Pan-
Arab Shipping Company
Social topics included two major items, i.e. integrated programs
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to support reducing unemployment in theArab States, and a study
on the Arab social sector.
3.6 Kick-Off Meeting for Parts 1 and 2 of Overall Arab Electricity
Interconnection, and Evaluation of Natural Gas Utilization for
Electricity Export
In response to an invitation by the General Secretariat of the League
of Arab States (Economic Sector – Secretariat of the Arab Electricity
Ministers Council), OAPEC General Secretariat participated in the Kick-
Off Meeting for the study on Overall Arab Electricity Interconnection and
Evaluation of Natural Gas Utilization for Electricity Export, of which
Parts 1 and 2 are financed by the Arab Fund for Economic and Social
Development (AFESD). The meeting was held on 8-9 February 2012 at
the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Arab League in Cairo.
The meeting saw the participation of 14Arab countries: Jordan, UAE,
Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Iraq, Oman, Palestine,
Qatar, Kuwait, Libya and Egypt. In addition the meeting was attended
by 4 Arab entities: Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority
(GCCIA) - Octagonal Electricity Interconnection Project, Arab Fund
for Economic and Social Development (AFESD), Organization of Arab
Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)l, Secretariat of the Arab
Electricity Ministers Council, Energy Department – Economic Sector
of the General Secretariat of theArab League, in addition to a consulting
consortium taskforce.
