Joint Chambers Coordination Meeting

NEWS FROM THE ARAB-FOREIGN JOINT CHAMBERS

Joint Chambers Coordination Meeting on October 25th in Athens

On October 25th, 2022, during the convening of the “11th Arab-Hellenic Economic Forum” in Athens, Greece, our Chamber hosted the coordination meeting of the Secretaries General of the Arab-Foreign Joint Chambers, with the agenda of issues related to the work and objectives of these Chambers. The meeting was attended in part by the President of the Arab-Hellenic Chamber, Mr. Harris Geronikolas, who delivered a short speech, welcoming our guests, the Secretaries General, and commented on the role of these Chambers in their host countries. The meeting was also attended by Mr. Mohammed Abdo Saeed, President of the Federation of Yemen Chambers of Commerce, Board Member of the Union of Arab Chambers, and Board Member of the Arab-Hellenic Chambers. The meeting started with an introduction by Dr. Khaled Hanafy, Secretary General of the Union of Arab Chambers, followed by a brief speech by the Coordinator of the Arab-Foreign Joint Chambers and Secretary General of the Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GHORFA) Mr. Abdulaziz Mikhlafi. Then the participants touched upon the issues of the agenda and expressed various opinions and feedback. The meeting was concluded with a feeling of mutual understanding and appreciation of the role of the Joint Chambers in their host countries and the call for frequent coordination meetings to discuss and tackle their issues of concerned. The meeting was attended by Mr. Qaysar Hijazin, Secretary General of the Arab-Belgium-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, Dipl. Ing. Mouddar Khouja, Secretary General of Austro-Arab Chamber of Commerce, Abdullah Al-Bandar, CEO and Secretary General of the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce, Tamer Mansour, Tamer Mansour CEO and General Secretary of Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Pietro Paolo Rampino, Vice President of the Joint Italian Arab Chamber of Commerce and Huda Kachtan, Director of Arab & Joint Chambers Affairs, Union of Arab Chambers.