Hamieh before Arab Transport Ministers’ Council in Alexandria: Reviving joint Arab action is the way to serve our central issues, especially Palestine

Hamieh before Arab Transport Ministers’ Council in Alexandria: Reviving joint Arab action is the way to serve our central issues, especially Palestine

NNA - Lebanon participated in the 35th ordinary session of the Council of Arab Transport Ministers in Alexandria, represented by Caretaker Public Works and Transport Minister Ali Hamieh, in the presence of delegations from 19 Arab countries represented by ministers concerned with transport and communications affairs, and representatives (in an observer capacity) of Arab and international organizations and unions operating in the field of transport, in addition to the delegation of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States.

The Council approved two important recommendations that came in Minister Hamieh’s address, the first relating to Palestine and how to support it in mitigating the effects of the Israeli aggression on it, through the ​​formation of a working cell to include Lebanon and a group of other Arab countries that will provide their expertise and capabilities in the transport field to serve the Palestinian people. As for the second recommendation, it involves preparing a study in which all Arab countries would participate, including an assessment of the status of Arab ports and ports’ sector, especially in terms of size, capacity, absorptive capabilities and the possibility of developing and linking them to each other.

Minister Hamieh began his speech by thanking the Arab