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PART TWO
OAPEC Activities in 2012
in its Thirteenth Session held in Doha on April 21-26 2012, under the title
“Globalization-based Development: Towards Growth and Sustainable
Development for All”.
His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Amir of the State of
Qatar opened the conference by welcoming the attendees and calling for the
formulation of the new objectives proposed 2015 in promoting the stability
and sustainability of social and economic growth in developing economies.
His Highness noted that the State of Qatar national strategy in keeping
with an investment climate as a catalyst for domestic and foreign capital
investments.
Over 194 UNCTAD delegates participated in the conference. Qatar is
the first Arab country to take over the presidency of the UNCTAD, His
Excellency Dr. Hamad Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Kawari , Minister of Culture,
Arts and Heritage, State of Qatar, was elected as chairman of the 13th
Conference assuming the presidency for the next four years.
A number of recommendations were issued at the end of the conference:
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Strengthen all forms of cooperation and partnerships for trade and
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development, between the North and South Countries
Promote an exchange in technology and investments.
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Encourage initiatives and policies related to support economic
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growth for the comprehensive and sustainable development.
Increased efforts to the needs of developed countries and least
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developed countries.
Industrial Development
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His Excellency Dr. Mohammad Bin Saleh Al Sada Minister of Energy
and Industry in Qatar attended the Thirteen Session of the United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) titled «Natural
Gas As An Engine For Growth”, noted that natural gas offers industrial
development especially in the developing countries for rising income and
poverty alleviation. It was noted that globalization and interdependence are
benchmarks for measuring the world’s economy and that the importance of
ensuring continued energy growth requires an atmosphere of transparency,
