Monday 07 / April / 2025
Cairo: The Sultanate of Oman on Monday took part in the ministerial meeting of the Arab Economic and Social Council’s extraordinary session.
The Council is currently convening in Cairo as part of preparations for the 5th session of the Arab Development Summit scheduled to be held in the Republic of Iraq on 17 May 2025 in conjunction with the 34th regular session of the Arab Summit.
The Sultanate of Oman's delegation was headed by Dr. Said Mohammed Al Saqri, Minister of Economy.
The meeting discussed ways of finalizing the requirements of the Greater Arab Free Trade Zone and the Arab Customs Union.
The meeting addressed issues of economic sustainability. It discussed the need to update the Arab Water Security Strategy (aimed to address the challenges of resource scarcity) and the Arab Strategy for Manpower Development and Employment, which seeks to keep pace with economic and technological transitions.
The meeting also reviewed the Arab Vision 2045, which constitutes a roadmap for future development in the Arab world.
