34th session of Intergovernmental Committee of Experts kicks off Monday

CAIRO - 24 November 2019: The Ministry of Planning, Follow-up and Administrative Reform announced the launchof the 34th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for the Sub-Regional Office for North Africa of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Nov. 25.

“The conference will run until Thursday, Nov. 28, in Aswan,” the ministry added.

The ministry clarified that hosting the conference comes in light of the Egyptian Government's commitment to strengthening global development partnerships to achieve sustainable development goals and strengthen African intergovernmental ties in lightof Egypt's presidency of the African Union.

The ministry stressed the importance of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement because of its contribution to the flow of trade in goods and services, especially in light of the high level of tariff liberalization between African countries.

Previously, the Planning Ministry signed an agreement with the United Nations on arrangements for hosting the 34thsession of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for the Sub-regional Office for North Africa of the Economic Commission for Africa.

The conference will be attended by ECA member states, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Sudan and Mauritania, in addition to a number of UN agencies, governmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as staff of the United Nations Secretariat, and private sector entities.