BAGHDAD – REPUBLIC OF IRAQ
22 JANUARY, 2016

1.    The Standing  Specialized Committee on Economic Affairs and Environment held its4thMeeting in Baghdad – Republic of Iraq on 12 Rabi ulThani, 1437H (22 January, 2016), under the chairmanship of the rapporteur H.E. Mr. Harith Shanshal AL-HARITHY, Member of the Iraqi Council of Representatives.
2.    The Meeting was attended by Their Excellencies:

ARAB GROUP
1.    People’s Democratic Republic of ALGERIA    H.E. Mr.Akhamouk MOHAMMAD
2.    Kingdom of BAHRAIN    Absent
3.    Republic of IRAQ     H.E. Dr. Magda ABDUL LATIF MOHAMMAD AL-TAMEEMI
4.    Republic of SOMALIA    H.E. Ahmed Abi Adan

ASIAN GROUP
1.    People’s Republic of BANGLADESH    Absent
2.    Republic of INDONESIA    Hon. Mr. Nazarudin Kiemas
3.    MALAYSIA    Absent
4.    Islamic Republic of PAKISTAN    H.E. Mr. Seyed Imran AHMAD SHAH

AFRICAN GROUP
1.    Republic of CHAD    H.E. Mr.Osman SHARIF
2.    Republic of COTE D’IVOIRE    H.E. Mr. Suleiman Tore
3.    Republic of GUINEA Bissau    Absent
4.    Republic of SENEGAL    Absent

A number of members of other delegations also attended the meeting as observers.
3.    H.E. Ambassador Ali Asghar Mohammadi Sijani, PUIC Assistant Secretary General, represented the General Secretariat at the meeting, where he welcomed the members of the Committee on behalf of the Secretary General.
4.     The Meeting reviewed the 13 agenda items. The discussion included interventions by the Members which finally resulted in the adoption of the following 11 draft resolutions which will be submitted to the august PUIC Conference for adoption. To