6th Meeting Of The COMCEC Trade Working Group

The Sixth Meeting of the COMCEC Trade Working Group was held on September 17th, 2015 in Crowne Plaza Hotel Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Establishing Well-Functioning National Trade Facilitation Bodies in the OIC Member Countries”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 16 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Trade Working Group namely, Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Chad, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Tunisia and Turkey. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (IDB/ITFC), UNCTAD and International Road Union (IRU) have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in the Meeting. Moreover extensive deliberations were made on the National Trade Facilitation Bodies (NTFBs) in the OIC Member States with a view to establish policy advises for both establishing well-functioning bodies and improving effectiveness of the present structures.

The Meeting has considered the Studies namely “Establishing Well-Functioning National Trade Facilitation Bodies in the OIC Member Countries” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office (CCO) and the “COMCEC Trade Outlook 2015” prepared by the CCO.

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6th Meeting of the COMCEC Poverty Working Group

The 6th Meeting of the COMCEC Poverty Alleviation Working Group was held on 10-11 September 2015 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Post-2015 Development Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals: Improving Basic Services Delivery in the OIC Member Countries”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 27 Member States namely, Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cameroon, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Niger, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Turkey, Uganda and Uzbekistan. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, SESRIC, Islamic Development Bank, Society for Community Strengthening and Promotion of Education, Balochistan (SCSPEB) and some other guests have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges on delivery systems of basic services in their respective countries. On the second day of the Meeting the Joint Study reflecting the perspective of OIC on the implementation of the SDGs and Post-2015 Development Agenda has been presented. Furthermore, the Meeting deliberated on the preparations regarding the Exchange of Views Session of the 31st COMCEC Ministerial Meeting and come up with some policy recommendations to be submitted to the 31st COMCEC Session. The Meeting has considered the Studies “Improving Basic Services Delivery for the Poor in the OIC Member Countries” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office and the “COMCEC Poverty Outlook 2015” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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6th Meeting of the COMCEC Tourism Working Group

The 6th Meeting of the COMCEC Tourism Working Group was held on September 3rd, 2015 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Effective Tourism Marketing Strategies: ICT-Based Solutions for the OIC Member Countries.”

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 12 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Tourism Working Group namely, Azerbaijan, Cameroon, Egypt, Gambia, Guinea, Iran, Malaysia, Mali, Mozambique, Palestine, Tunisia and Turkey. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, SESRIC, Islamic Center for Development of Trade (ICDT), World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), International Federation for Information Technologies and Travel & Tourism (IFITT), İstanbul Congress and Visitor Bureau and some other guests have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges on ICT-based tourism marketing in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies “Effective Tourism Marketing Strategies: ICT-Based Solutions for the OIC Member Countries” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office and the “COMCEC Tourism Outlook 2015” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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