Rabat: Qatar participated in the 38th Session of Council of Arab Ministers of Justice that was convened on Thursday in Ifran city of the Kingdom of Morocco. Qatar's delegation was headed by Minister of Justice H E Masoud bin Mohammed Al Amri.
In his remark during the meeting, the Minister underlined the importance of legal coordination, setting into motion the legal and judicial cooperation agreements, standardising the enforced legislations to find an integrated legal Arab system capable of countering the challenges and setting an Arab strategy capable of promoting the joint Arab legal action.
In its meeting, the Council of Arab Justice Ministers adopted the proposal of the State of Qatar by approving an action plan to implement a professional Arab programme in the area of building the human and technical capacities of the personnel operating in law enforcement agencies. They recommended that such a programme should be prepared in cooperation between the secretariats of the councils of Arab Justice and Interior Ministers.
The Council of Arab Justice Ministers welcomed the State of Qatar’s hosting of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, praising the vision of the wise leadership of the State of Qatar that made such global tournament, which is organised for the first time in the Arab region, as a tournament for all Arabs.
The meeting addressed a range of items incorporated into the session’s agenda, including the Arab Convention For The Suppression of Terrorism and its implementation mechanisms, Arab Convention on Combatting Money-laundering and the Financing of Terrorism, Arab Convention on Combating Technology Offences, Arab Anti-Corruption Convention and the draft Arab Convention on Regulating Status of Refugees in the Arab Countries.
The meeting also discussed a wide range of items and documents relevant to the promotion of the joint Arab action in the legal and judicial areas.
The 38th session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Justice kicked off on Thursday.
Moroccan Minister of Justice Abdullatif Wahbi stated in the opening speech that the council's session aimed to study and discuss various issues of common interest and ways to develop and strengthen Arab cooperation to face challenges especially in the field of combating organised crime and terrorism. He stressed that teamwork is important in order to create a legal space that aims to consolidate Arab gains and achievements, as well as develop cooperation to serve the interest of Arab countries.
Algerian Deputy Minister of Justice Mohammad Ragaz said that this session is an opportunity for Arabs to unite and face common challenges.
