MANAMA, MARCH 31 (BNA)-- ADVISOR TO THE PRIME MINISTER FOR CULTURAL AFFAIRS MOHAMMED IRBAHIM AL MUTTAWA TODAY MET WITH AMERICAN ARAB CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESIDENT NASSER BEYDOUN, CURRENTLY VISITING BAHRAIN.

BEYDOUN SAID HE LOOKED FORWARD TO THE VISIT THE PRIME MINISTER SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA WILL MAKE TO THE CITY OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN TO ATTEND THE HONOURING CEREMONY IN WHICH HE WILL BE PRESENTED WITH AN HONOURARY PHD DEGREE FROM LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY.

ON HIS PART, AL MUTTAWA UNDERLINED THE IMPORTANCE OF STRENGTHENING TIES BETWEEN AMERICAN-ARABS BUSINESSMEN IN DETROIT AND THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN THE GULF, ESPECIALLY IN BAHRAIN, TO ENHANCE COOPERATION AND ALLOW FOR UTILISING THE EXPERIENCE OF ARAB-AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN LIVING ABROAD.

HE ADDED THAT THE PRESENCE OF THE PRIME MINISTER IN DETROIT WILL SHED LIGHT ON THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN BAHRAIN AND THE LEGISLATIVE AND LEGAL FACILITIES THE GOVERNMENT OFFERS FOR ATTRACTING FOREIGN INVESTMENTS.

THE HIGHLIGHT OF THESE FEATURES WOULD HELP FAMILIARISE ARAB BUSINESSMEN WITH THE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN BAHRAIN AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO PENETRATE INTO ITS MARKET TO BENEFIT FROM ITS ECONOMIC FREEDOM AND OPENNESS, HE SAID.

AL MUTTAWA VOICED HIS APPRECIATION FOR THE ROLE OF THE AMERICAN ARAB CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING ECONOMIC RELATIONS BETWEEN BUSINESSMEN BETWEEN THE ARAB AND AMERICAN SIDES.

BEYDOUN SAID THAT DETROIT, WHICH HOSTED THE BIGGEST ARAB COMMUNITY IN THE US, WAS KEEN ON THE VISIT OF THE PRIME MINISTER.
THE VISIT WILL BOOST COOPERATION BETWEEN ARAB
BUSINESSMEN IN THE US AND THEIR GULF COUNTERPARTS AND ALSO TO JOINT INVESTMENTS, ESPECIALLY THAT THE ARAB COMMUNITY IN DETROIT HAS A SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC IMPACT, HE SAID.
AL MUTTAWA ALSO MET WITH UN HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
PROGRAMME BUREAU, GENEVA, HEAD ABDULLAH ABBAS
AND DISCUSSED COOPERATION WITH THE UN AND PROGRESS MADE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT SIGNED BETWEEN THE KINGDOM AND THE PROGRAMME REGARDING THE AWARD OF PRIME MINISTER SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING.
THE AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE WORLD URBAN FORUM TO HELD IN NANJING, CHINA IN NOVEMBER.
A MEETING WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY IN NAIROBI, KENYA, IN PREPARATION FOR THE FORUM. IT WILL INCLUDE FINAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE PREMIER'S AWARD AT THE EVENT.
BAHRAIN WILL PARTICIPATE AT THE FORUM WITH A HIGH LEVEL DELEGATION IN THE PRESENCE OF PRIME MINISTER SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA.
NTQ/

(Source: Bahrain News Agency http://english.bna.bh/?ID=68491 )

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