League of Arab States and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean to exchange “Observer Status”

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MEDIA INFORMATION: 07/2009
ISSUED ON: 06/04/2009

The Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM), Dr. Sergio

Piazzi, had a cordial meeting in Cairo, Egypt, with the Secretary General of the League of Arab

States, Dr. Amr Moussa. The meeting, held at the Headquarters of the League, is one of a series that

PAM is having with Regional and International Organizations as well as with parliamentary

representatives from non-PAM countries in order to strengthen cooperative ties and give further

visibility to the work done by Mediterranean MPs.

Dr. Moussa and Dr. Piazzi discussed PAMs goals and outreach, and the vital role that the League of

Arab States plays in the Mediterranean, ways towards closer cooperation between the organizations

in the region, as well as matters of common interest such as inter-cultural dialogue and the role of

civil society. PAM Secretary General also invited Dr. Amr Moussa to meet the members of PAMs

Bureau while in Cairo at the beginning of their visit throughout the Middle East in mid May.

Furthermore, Dr. Piazzi extended an invitation for the Secretary General to attend PAMs 4th

Plenary Session, to be held in Istanbul, Turkey later this year. At the conclusion of the meeting, the

two Secretaries General agreed to begin procedures to formally exchange Observer Status”

between the two regional organizations. Both agreed that knowledge of each othersactivities and

initiatives for the region would be beneficial in the achievement of peace in the Mediterranean.

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