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The 3rd Meeting of Japan-Arab Economic Forum and Participation Registration

October 17, 2012
Japanese

  1. The 3rd Meeting of Japan-Arab Economic Forum will be hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) , the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), and the League of Arab States with the cooperation of relevant organizations, including the Japan Cooperation Center for the Middle East, over the two-day period from December 19 to December 20 in Tokyo, in order to discuss ways to further enhance economic relations between Japan and the Arab countries.


  2. The Japan-Arab Economic Forum was established as a framework of the ministerial-level dialogue for the purpose of strengthening mutual economic relations between Japan and the Arab countries through cooperation in a wide range of fields such as trade, investment, energy, science and technology and human resources development. Each Arab country is now addressing economic issues and diversification of their industries as their main concerns, requesting to Japan to enhance mutual economic relations throughout the entire Arab region. This provides Japanese enterprises with a chance to expand their businesses. It is expected that this forum will lead Japan to enhance its presence and promotional capabilities in the Arab region as well as to promote economic diplomacy, particularly that of resources.


  3. The dates and location for the Forum are as follows.

    (1) Dates: December 19 (Wed.) and December 20 (Thu.) 2012
    (2) Venue: The Prince Park Tower Tokyo
    (3) Main Topics: Energy/Environment,Human Resources Development/Education/Science and Technology,Investment/Finance/Trade
    (4) Host: MOFA, METI, League of Arab States


  4. Participation registration

    Please register for participation in this forum via the following URL (on the website of the Japan Cooperation Center for the Middle East):
    http://www.jaef2012.org/english
    By November 29, 2012 17:00 (in Japan)

Reference 1 Past Forum Meetings

1. The 1st Meeting of Japan-Arab Economic Forum
　●December 2009 (Tokyo)
　●1,200 people participated (900 from Japan, 300 from Arab countries)

2. The 2nd Meeting of Japan-Arab Economic Forum
　●December 2010 (Tunisia)
　●1,100 people participated (400 from Japan, 700 from Arab countries)

Reference 2 League of Arab States (LAS)

LAS is a regional cooperation organization with the aim of cooperating and coordinating on issues of the economy, society, culture and so on in order to advocate the independence of member states and the legitimacy of their independence. Headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, it counts 22 countries and organizations as its members. Founded in March 1945.

Member states

Egypt, Syria*, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Libya, Sudan, Morocco, Tunisia, Kuwait, Algeria, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Mauritania, Somalia, Palestine, Djibouti, Comoros.
*Currently has had its membership revoked.

    • (*The foregoing is a provisional translation. The date indicated above denotes the date of issue of the original press release in Japanese.)
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