TOKYO: The third Japan-Arab Economic Forum to enhance economic relations between the League of Arab States (LAS) and Japan will be held in Tokyo on December 19 and 20.
The event also aims to develop multi-layered mutual economic relations between the two sides through cooperation in a wide range of areas including trade, investment, energy, technology and human resources development.
Tokyo hosted the first forum in Tokyo in 2009 and the second was held in Tunis in 2010. They consisted of ministerial meetings, business seminars, workshops and exhibitions. Relevant Japanese and Arab ministers as well as prominent figures from both public and private sectors took part in these sessions held over two consecutive days.
More than 1,000 participants witnessed those proceedings.
The third forum will be focus on ways of promoting Japan-Arab economic relations.
The upcoming forum will consist of several sessions and will analyse issues including energy and environment, human resource development, education, science and technology, and investment, finance and trade. (QNA)
