African and Arab leaders gather in Kuwait amid ‘complicated’ regional upheavals
Baku, November 19 (AZERTAC). Kuwait is urging greater strategic and commercial links between the Arab world and sub-Saharan Africa, as top envoys from more than 65 countries gather to discuss security and economic concerns linking the two regions.
The Summit, whose theme is, “Partners in Development and Investment”, is expected to launch a new phase of Arab-African joint cooperation.
It event is aimed at establishing mutually beneficial partnerships and also to create better developmental opportunities and reinforce existing investment projects.
It comes amid unrest in Egypt and Libya and anti-terrorism efforts following the September mall attack in Nairobi by Somalia militants.
Participants at the forum are public and private sector leaders, Arab, African, regional and international organizations, specialized institutions, intellectuals and the civil society from both regions.
The forum also provides a platform for African and Arab business actors to meet policy makers at national, regional and continental levels and share ideas on improving the business climate.
The Kuwaiti Summit is the third in the series which holds after every three years.
Egypt and Libya hosted the inaugural and second Summits in 1977 and 2009 respectively to define the principles and framework of collective and individual actions that need to be taken to the next level of regional cooperation.
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