[31/October/2012]

MANAMA, Oct.31 (Saba)- Education Minister Abdul Razak al-Ashwal welcomed Yemen’s hosting the next session of the general conference of the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States (ABEGS) in October 2014.

The minister al-Ashwal emphasized in his speech at the closing meeting of the 22 session of the General Conference of the ABEGS, held in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the importance of convening the next session in Yemen to enhance the process of joint educational cooperation.

He pointed to the need to double the efforts of the members of the ABEGS in order to achieve the educational goals in the region.

"We look forward to a new phase in the process of joint educational work”, al-Ashwal said.

The conference decided to coordinate between the administration of the ABEGS and Ministry of Education in Yemen to propose the programs needed by Yemen and to take the necessary measures to implement them.

It also decided to hold the Seventh Consultation of Ministers of Education in the State of Qatar in September 2013, and convening the 23rd regular session of the General Conference in Yemen in October 2014.


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