Rabat, March 6 (BNA) The eleventh conference of the Association of Senates, Shura Councils and Similar Councils in Africa and the Arab World (ASSECAA) called on Arab and African countries to enhance air, sea and land transport to facilitate mobility. of people, goods and services between the countries of the two regions.
She stressed the consolidation of the two-chamber system, which expands the base of participation in decision-making and ensures the effectiveness of legislation, its relevance and its compatibility with reality.
The conference, which was held in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, called for the reform of the “Cofax” system to meet the needs of African and Arab countries for vaccines against Covid-19 and to accelerate the strengthening of herd immunity against its variants, as well as to strengthen it. Mechanisms of social and economic recovery.
The final statement included decisions and recommendations that focused on the importance of strengthening cooperation in various fields between the Arab and African regions, especially in the areas of development, economy and trade, and working to remove obstacles, including customs and mobility barriers that prevent expansion. According to the Emirates News Agency (WAM).
He highlighted the importance of strengthening Arab-African financial cooperation mechanisms, and establishing investment funds to encourage participation in sites for industrial, agricultural and service activities, while considering the establishment of an Arab-African institution to finance joint development, and to strengthen cooperation between central organizations. Banks are building strong financial institutions to encourage investment.
The final statement stressed the importance of establishing a strategic partnership that would allow the Asian Arab countries to enjoy a “preferential status” within the framework of the promising prospects offered by the African Continental Free Trade Area (ACFTA) agreement.
She called for encouraging the exchange of experiences and best practices in the fields of health, energy and food sovereignty in Africa and the Arab world, with the aim of which is the emergence of Arab-African cooperation that enhances strategic security in light of the great global imbalance in supply. New chains of conflict and the emergence of new conflict areas threaten global supply routes.
She also called for the establishment of a “Network of Women Parliamentarians for the Economic Empowerment of Women and Girls in the Arab World and Africa”.
The network will work to strengthen gender-based budgeting mechanisms and formulate strategies to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and girls, as well as public policies and legislation to empower all women and girls in the Arab world and Africa.
Realizing the serious impact of climate change on security and stability in the Arab and African region, the conference called for investing all means to resolve conflicts related to water, energy and food resources through fruitful dialogue and peaceful mechanisms in order to maintain joint strategic security. .
He drew attention to the alarming exacerbation of climate change and its impact on migration and the emergence of climate displacement, calling for the speedy implementation of the “Marrakesh Charter” for safe, orderly and regular migration.
The ASSECAA conference stressed that the Rabat edition, which coincided with the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the association, constitutes a historic opportunity to launch measures to promote common Arab-African interests and implement new parliamentary initiatives aimed at strengthening economic cooperation and contributing tangibly to achieving this. The aspirations of our peoples to a dignified life, well-being, prosperity, peace and security.
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