HH THE EMIR INAUGURATES THE 2ND
SOUTH SUMMIT OFG-77& CHINA
HH THE EMIR
COMPLETE
OPENING ADDRESS
IN HIS OPENING
ADDRESS , HH THE EMIR SAID THE STATE OF QATAR,
WHICH SINCE ITS INDEPENDENCE JOINED THE GROUP OF 77, SHARES WITH THE
G77 MEMBER STATES THE SAME VISION AND ASPIRATIONS.
QATAR HAS WELCOMED HOSTING THIS SUMMIT OUT OF ITS BELIEF IN THE
OBJECTIVES OF THE GROUP AND THE NECESSITY OF BEARING THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF MAKING THE JOINT ACTION A SUCCESS.
THERE HAVE BEEN RADICAL CHANGES IN THE WORLD OVER THE PAST YEARS.
INTER-DEPENDENCE AMONG NATIONS HAS INCREASED DUE TO GLOBALIZATION,
HH THE EMIR SAID.
HH THE EMIR WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE PROBLEMS FACING THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY BECAME INTERLOCKED, WHICH REQUIRES A
COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSAL VISION THAT WOULD ENABLE OUR COUNTRIES TO
FACE THE CHALLENGES MORE EFFECTIVELY, AND HELP THEM REALIZE THE
BALANCE BETWEEN THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECURITY AND THE PREREQUISITES
OF DEVELOPMENT, WHICH ARE CLOSELY LINKED SINCE COLLECTIVE SECURITY
IS TIED TO COLLECTIVE SOLIDARITY.
HH THE EMIR FURTHER SAID THAT GLOBALIZATION HAS OPENED NEW
OPPORTUNITIES, ITS BENEFITS HAVE NOT YET COVERED THE VAST MAJORITY
IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD, AND IN PARTICULAR THE LEAST DEVELOPED
COUNTRIES.
THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ARE ENTITLED TO THE FLEXIBILITY THAT
QUALIFIES THEM TO DESIGN THE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES THAT SUIT THEM
SO THAT THEY CAN ADAPT TO GLOBALIZATION AND BENEFIT FROM IT, HH THE
EMIR NOTED.
IN THIS CONTEXT, WE COUNTRIES OF THE SOUTH HAVE TO DO OUR DUTY
WHEN WE REVIEW THE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AGREED UPON AT THE HIGH-LEVEL
MEETING TO BE HELD NEXT SEPTEMBER BY THE U.N GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND
SPECIFY THE CAUSES OBSTRUCTING THE REALIZATION OF THOSE GOALS, AND
AGREE ON PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS TO ACCELERATE IMPLEMENTATION AND
GIVE
A STRONG PUSH THAT LEADS TO TRANSLATING THE MILLENNIUM GOALS INTO
CONCRETE REALITY.
HH THE EMIR FURTHER
SAID IT IS ALSO OUR DUTY TO SET UP AND
CONTINUOUSLY SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
, AND BE PREPARED FOR FACING UP TO UNEXPECTED CHALLENGES SUCH AS NEW
DISEASES AND NATURAL DISASTERS.
THE IMPORTANCE OF COOPERATION AMONG THE COUNTRIES OF THE SOUTH
HAS INCREASED IN A WAY QUALIFYING THE GROUP OF 77 AND CHINA WITH
THEIR ECONOMIC WEIGHT TO BE AN ACTIVE PARTNER IN THE WORLD ECONOMIC
ORDER.
THE COUNTRIES OF THE SOUTH ALTOGETHER HAVE A SHARE OF ONE THIRD OF
THE VOLUME OF TRADE IN THE WORLD DUE TO THE INCREASE IN THEIR
PURCHASE AND THEIR DEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH, SAID HH EMIR.
TRADE AMONG THE COUNTRIES OF THE SOUTH IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR
TRADE BETWEEN THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH BUT IT COMPLEMENTS IT. MORE
INTER- SOUTH TRADE, WHICH CONCENTRATES ON THE MODERN AND ACTIVE
SECTORS, IN ADDITION TO ENCOURAGING THE TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY AND
DEALINGS AMONG COMPANIES ARE STEPS THAT OPEN THE WAY FOR THE
PARTICIPATING IN THE WORLD TRADE BY A LARGER NUMBER OF DEVELOPING
AND LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.
MOREOVER, THE CONCLUSION OF AGREEMENTS FOR FREE TRADE EXCHANGE MAY
HELP SET UP FREE TRADE ZONES. THEREFORE WE PROPOSE A FEASIBILITY
STUDY TO SET UP THREE FREE TRADE ZONES FOR THE EXPORTS OF COUNTRIES
OF THE SOUTH TO COUNTRIES OF THE NORTH, ESTABLISHING ONE ZONE IN
EACH OF THE THREE CONTINENTS, IN ADDITION TO STUDYING THE
POSSIBILITY OF CONCLUDING A NUMBER OF FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS, SAID HH
THE EMIR.
HH THE EMIR WENT ON SAY THAT THE MAIN FACTORS FOR THE SUCCESS OF
COOPERATION AMONG THE COUNTRIES OF THE SOUTH DO EXIST, WE ONLY NEED
TO ACTIVATE AND BENEFIT FROM THEM AS IS THE CASE IN THE
COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF PREFERENTIAL TRADE AMONG THE DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES.
(QNA)
