The 8th Meeting of the COMCEC Trade Working Group was held on October 6th, 2016 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Improving The Border Agency Cooperation Among the OIC Member States for Facilitating Trade.”

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 18 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Trade Working Group namely, Algeria, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Turkey and Uganda. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, ICDT and Cross-Border Research Association have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in enhancing border agency cooperation among their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies “Improving The Border Agency Cooperation Among the OIC Member States for Facilitating Trade” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office and the “COMCEC Trade Outlook 2016” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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