Archive for year: 2023
We wholeheartedly congratulate your Eid ul-Adha. On the occasion of the Eid, we pray Allah The Almighty (S.w.T) to accept our prayers and sacrifices, grant peace, unity and prosperity to the Islamic world and the whole humanity.
The Meeting of Trade Negotiating Committee (TNC) was held virtually on 6-7 June 2023. The representatives of Bahrain, Bangladesh, Iran, Jordan, Malaysia, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, State of Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates attended the TNC Meeting. COMCEC Coordination Office (CCO) and the Islamic Center for Development of Trade (ICDT), the OIC General Secretariat and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretariat also attended the Meeting. The Meeting was chaired by Ms. Aylin BEBEKOĞLU, Deputy Director General, Directorate-General of International Agreements and the European Union, Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Türkiye.
During the Meeting the TNC Secretariat, the CCO and the ICDT, presented the recent developments regarding current status of the implementation of the TPS-OIC in the Participating States.
Afterwards, the representative of TPS-OIC Participating States elaborated on the implementation status of the System and the challenges they faced during the first implementation year of the TPS-OIC. At this Meeting, it was also underlined that the full and smooth implementation of the System is a priority for all TPS-OIC Participating States and after the full implementation of the System by all Participating States, the product coverage could be expanded and new areas such as services, trade facilitation and investment might be considered to be included in the System.
The 39th Meeting of the COMCEC Follow-up Committee was held in Ankara on 23-24 May 2023. The Members of the Follow-up Committee namely Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Qatar, Brunei Darussalam, Senegal, Pakistan, Kuwait Indonesia, Nigeria participated in the Meeting. The representatives of the OIC General Secretariat and relevant OIC organizations also attended the Meeting.
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The 20th Meeting of the COMCEC Agriculture Working Group was held on May 11th, 2023, in a virtual-only format with the theme of “Ensuring the Sustainability of Agricultural Inputs to Combat Food Insecurity in OIC Member Countries”.
The representatives of 14 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Agriculture Working Group, attended the Meeting. The meeting was further attended by the IFAD, SESRIC, Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) and COMCEC Coordination Office (CCO).
Representatives of the Member States and international institutions have shared their experiences and best practice examples about the sustainability of agricultural inputs to combat food insecurity. Participants have also listened to the preliminary findings of the research report which is being prepared specifically on the theme of the Meeting. The final version of the report will be submitted to the 21st Meeting of the Working Group to be held in October, 2023.
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The 20th Meeting of the COMCEC Poverty Alleviation Working Group (PAWG) was held on May 10th, 2023, in a virtual-only format with the theme of “Effective Vocational Education and Training Strategies to Reduce Youth Unemployment in the OIC Member Countries”.
The representatives of 13 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Poverty Alleviation Working Group, attended the Meeting. The meeting was further attended by the International Labour Organization (ILO) Office for Türkiye, Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) and COMCEC Coordination Office (CCO).
The Representatives of the Member States and International Institutions have shared their experiences to understand how vocational education and training programs can help reduce youth unemployment effectively. Participants also listened to the presentations of the first draft report prepared specifically on the theme of the Meeting.
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The 19th Meeting of the COMCEC Financial Cooperation Working Group was held online on May 9, 2023, with the theme of “Enhancing Cooperation between Central Banks with regard to Digital Currencies: Challenges and Prospects for the OIC Member Countries”.
The Meeting has been attended by the representatives of 20 member countries, which have specified their focal points for the Working Group on Financial Cooperation, and the representatives of the Economic and Social Research and Training Centre (SESRIC), Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC), General Assembly of Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI) and COMCEC Coordination Office (CCO).
Representatives of the Central Banks of the Member States shared with the participants their experiences, successful practices and challenges for enhancing cooperation in terms of Digital Currencies. The participants also heard the first findings of a specially prepared research report on the theme of the Meeting.
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The 20th Meeting of the COMCEC Tourism Working Group was held on May 4th, 2023 in a virtual-only format, with the theme of “Promoting Entrepreneurship for Tourism Industry Competitiveness in the OIC Countries.”
The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 15 Member States. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, ICDT (Islamic Centre for Development of Trade) and SESRIC have also attended the Meeting.
The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges regarding entrepreneurship in their respective countries The participants have deliberated on the aforementioned theme and considered the study “Promoting Entrepreneurship for Tourism Industry Competitiveness in the OIC Countries” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office.
For further information regarding the Meeting, follow the links below:
- Meeting Report
- Agenda
- Programme
- List of Participants
- Presentations Made During the Meeting
The 20th Meeting of COMCEC Transport and Communications Working Group was held virtually on May 3rd, 2023, with the theme of “Measuring the Environmental Impacts of Transport Infrastructures in OIC Member Countries”.
The representatives of 19 Member States attended the meeting. Furthermore, the representatives of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), BESENVE Company, and COMCEC Coordination Office (CCO) attended the meeting.
The representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements, and challenges regarding the environmental impacts of transport infrastructures in their respective countries. Furthermore, they have deliberated global practices concerning how to assess the environmental effects of transport infrastructures and profound success factors and challenges faced in the OIC Member Countries. The meeting has mainly considered the preliminary findings of the Guide titled “Measuring the Environmental Impacts of Transport Infrastructures in OIC Member Countries” which is currently being conducted by the CCO.
For further information regarding the meeting, please follow the links below:
- Meeting Report
- Agenda of the Meeting
- Program of the Meeting
- Presentations Delivered During the Meeting
