The work of the 60th regular meeting of specialized Arab unions operating in Cairo began today with the participation of the Arab Iron and Steel Union, in the presence of the permanent delegates of the member states of the Council, and the heads and secretaries-general of the specialized Arab unions.

Ambassador Mohammadi Ahmed Al-Ni, Secretary-General of the Council of Arab Economic Unity, said that the meeting of specialized Arab unions in this important session comes in light of the exceptional circumstances that the Arab region is going through, and requires more effort to emerge from these crises that hinder the achievement of Arab economic integration, which is the only way to raise the standard of living of Arab peoples from the ocean to the Gulf and enhances the facilitation of inter-trade movement between all Arab countries, and opens new horizons towards achieving Arab economic growth that serves the development projects witnessed by a number of Arab countries.

Ambassador Mohammadi Ahmed Al-Nai pointed out that the Palestinian cause and the daily massacres it is witnessing at the hands of the Israeli occupation forces, with more than 43,000 martyrs and nearly 100,000 Palestinians injured, in addition to the expansion of the conflict on the Lebanese front, makes the meeting of the specialized Arab federations up to the responsibility of supporting the Palestinian cause and the rights of the Palestinian people to live in peace on their usurped land. In addition to the necessity of working to support our brothers in Lebanon, which is being subjected to military attacks that have left martyrs and wounded. He added that the global economy today is controlled by a few countries with strong economies (the United States of America – China – Japan – Germany – India – Britain – France – Canada – Russia – Brazil) and they account for about half of the global economy. If the Arab countries’ GDP does not exceed about 2.4 trillion, which is close to the GDP of Canada, our Arab countries have large economic resources and wealth of oil, minerals and agricultural resources that enable them to achieve food security for their peoples and establish advanced industries to achieve Arab economic integration by supporting Arab economic blocs and major joint Arab projects. He pointed out that this meeting represents an important platform for discussion and constructive consultation on all issues and areas related to the work of the unions, which positively reflects on the future of joint Arab action.