Arabs and AfricaUnited vision for several challenges [Archives:2007/1055/Opinion]

Mohammed Al-Ariqi
The Senators and Consultative Councils' League in Africa and the Arab world is getting successful in maintaining the contact and coordination program since it was established in 2004. The League enhances the understanding and cooperation among the concerned countries. It is worth mentioning that its third meeting is currently being held in Sana'a.

The need for such contact is urgent even though the outcome of this contact is not touching for the people of the countries that are members in this league. This is not remissness or liberalism of the conference's significance, rather it is step by step procedure to prepare the union system and built its programs and strategies that reflect its validity to continue and accomplish practical achievements later on.

The League members said, 'We are completely confident that the coming meetings will be a remarkable move ahead for the output, contributing to tackling the problems and challenges coped by the Arab and African communities.' In fact, this League is pondered upon as a real reflection of the mutual bonds the Arab and African communities have in common with one another, particularly in the economic, social, political, and cultural aspects.

It is not only this, but the geographical interchange of Arab -African worlds is exalting to the extent that it forms a strong region based on the natural resource foundation. In addition, the site features as well as the civil and cultural variances are affected by globalization impacts and its negative consequences upon these countries' peoples, requiring authorities of these countries to address these outcomes with complete visions and potentials as well as to utilize others' experiences.

Undoubtedly, forming this League in the Arab and African worlds will represent the first core for a complete work based on organized criteria within which the rest of the effective and influential sectors in all countries towards achieving positive help liberalize and widen partnership.

In this respect, it is hoped that this League will achieve many steps and procedures , as the senators' and consultative councils are considered important to the constitutions of these countries. Furthermore, these constitutions have legislative, legal, political, and economic influence related to the League's fundamental decision. Moreover, these councils handle significant, social, political, and economic issues regarding study, analysis, and presentation of decision proposals.

When dealing and exchanging opinions between the league members, certainly, no issues will be new or strange for every member of the league. There are some problems and challenges that have the same trait for everybody. This is especially in the political participation or fighting unemployment issues related to education or health.

Additionally, such issues are highlighted in communities where the need for organized communications and meetings of the league members arise in view of investigating and reviewing the experience of the concerned countries, as well as the role of these councils in adopting the legislations, laws, and decisions so as to prevent these phenomena.

There are other issues that necessitate crystallized and unified vision, particularly the changes that constitute one block in the region. This is because there are some problems affecting some countries but it has impacts and consequences not only in the African and Arab countries but also on the world as a whole.

The bloody events taking place in the Horn of Africa endanger many Arab countries as they have widely spread in the black continent. Likewise, the contagious diseases or the proliferation of agricultural plights that leave no borders affect more than one country.

All these phenomena and consequences require coordination, contact, serious and effective work, as well as an exchange of viewpoints, information, and experience to help reduce problems of these countries which have the potentials and experiences that enable them overcome all the difficulties and move toward the horizon of progress competently.

Source: Al-Thawra State-run Daily
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