Qatar attends 17th meeting of SMIIC – The Peninsula

Qatar attends 17th meeting of SMIIC – The Peninsula

Istanbul: The State of Qatar participated in the 17th Meeting of the General Assembly of the Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which was held on Tuesday in Istanbul, the Republic of Turkey.

The State of Qatar was represented in the meeting by the Chairperson of Qatar General Organization for Standards and Metrology H E Eng. Mohammed bin Saud Al Musallam.

The meeting discussed a number of topics that were on the agenda and examined the achievements of the specialized committees and what has been implemented from the approved work plans, in addition to the proposals of the strategic plan for 2023-2024, within the framework of the 2030 future vision of the Institute to achieve the general goals and prepare new standards that would remove technical obstacles to trade between Islamic countries, leading to an increase in trade, in addition to developing conformity assessment plans for the purpose of accelerating the exchange of materials, commodities and manufactured products among member states.

The meeting also reviewed the financial report of the Institute for the past year, budget proposals for the coming year, and the report of the external financial auditor, in addition to the reports