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OAPEC Activities in 2012
General to the conferences and seminars organized by the General
Secretariat, or in which it participated, in addition to a presentation of
the studies and reports produced by the General Secretariat.
7.4 37
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Arab Book Fair
OAPEC General Secretariat participated in the 37th Arab Book Fair,
which was held in Kuwait during the period November 21st - December
1st 2012, under the auspices of the National Council for Culture, Arts,
and Literature – State of Kuwait.
About 522 publishers, from 13 Arab and 12 foreign countries,
participated in the fair, in addition to several Kuwait-based organizations,
including theArab Center for Educational Research, Arabization Center
For Medical Science (ACMLS) – League ofArab States, Organization of
Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), and other organizations
situated outside Kuwait, including Arab Writers Union - Syria, General
Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – Saudi Arabia, and
Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO).
Anumber ofArab and foreign embassies, aswell asAraborganizations
and diplomatic corpses participated directly, or indirectly, via publishers.
Several cultural and art events were held on the sidelines of the fair.
7.5 Library Services
The General Secretariat’s Library is a distinguished comprehensive
bibliographic hub, as it contains books and references that address the
petroleum industry, all energy issues, in addition to environmental
resources. The Library offers references to the General Secretariat’s
researchesand theDataBank. It extends referential services toresearchers
from within the General Secretariat and outsiders. It is keenly desirous
to maintain cooperation with institutions in the area of information
exchange, such as the Library of the Arab Fund for Economic and
Social Development (AFESD), Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC),
Kuwait University (KU), etc.
