7th Meeting Of The COMCEC Trade Working Group

The Seventh Meeting of the COMCEC Trade Working Group was held on February 25th, 2016 in Crowne Plaza Hotel Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Strengthening the Compliance of the OIC Member States to International Standards”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 20 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Trade Working Group namely, Algeria, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Mali, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Uzbekistan and Turkey. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (IDB/ITFC), UNIDO and The Standards and Metrology Institute for the Islamic Countries (SMIIC) 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 theme with a view to establish policy advises for strengthening the compliance of the OIC Member States to international standards.

The Meeting has considered the Studies namely “Strengthening the Compliance of the OIC Member States to International Standards” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office (CCO) and the “COMCEC Trade Outlook 2015” prepared by the CCO.

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7th Meeting of the COMCEC Poverty Working Group

The 7th Meeting of the COMCEC Poverty Alleviation Working Group was held on February 11th, 2016 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Accessibility of Vulnerable Groups to Social Protection Programmes in the OIC Member Countries.”

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 15 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Poverty Alleviation Working Group namely, Afghanistan, Albania, Chad, Gabon, Guinea, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Niger, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Turkey. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, IDB, SESRIC, UNESCAP and Turkish Red Crescent Society (KIZILAY) have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in accessibility of social protection programmes for vulnerable groups in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies “Accessibility of Vulnerable Groups to Social Protection Programmes 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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7th Meeting Of The COMCEC Tourism Working Group

The 7th Meeting of the COMCEC Tourism Working Group was held on February 4th, 2016 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Muslim Friendly Tourism: Understanding the Demand and Supply Sides in the OIC Member Countries.”

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 14 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Tourism Working Group namely, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Gambia, Indonesia, Iraq, Kyrgyz Republic, Malaysia, Mali, Mozambique, Palestine, Senegal, Sudan, Tunisia and Turkey. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, SESRIC, SMIIC, Crescentrating, Halal Trip and Halal Voyage have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in developing muslim friendly tourism in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies “Muslim Friendly Tourism: Understanding the Demand and Supply Sides in 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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