Economic co-operation in the maghreb: resolution 177(VIII) adopted by the commission at its 139th plenary meeting on 24 February 1967

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ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA Eighth session

Lagos, 13-25 February 1967

ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION IN THE MAGHREB

Rosolution X77(vill) adopted "by tho Commission at its 139th plenary meoti on 24 February 196? *" ' '

The Economic Commission for Afrjpa,

that tho four countries of the Maghreb havo been engaged ment in economic oti f

ff tries of the Maghreb havo been enga

in a pxlot experiment in economic co-operation for more than two years and have sot up the multinational institutions needed to aohievo this

goal,

Convinced of the need to take concrete aotion as speedily as possible on the basis of exhaustive studios dealing with all sopors of economic)

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and social activity,

yo-tinff that to this end they noed both large-scale and varied tochnioal assistance from all the specialized agencies of tho United

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. ^iiSS. nthat u«it0<l Nations regulations provide only for assistance

to individual countries in connexion with national programmes,

tf%f th° n°f f°r S rovieion of tiiese regulations and their

p to the current movement towards economic co-operation in tho various African sub-rogions through tho establishment of multinational groups for economic co-operation that are in greater need of United Nations technical assistance,

Recalling that at tho close of tho mooting of the Maghreb Council of Ministers for Economic Affairs held at Tangier in November 1964V the Executive Secretary signed a protocol of agreoment with the ministers of tho four countries, by which he undertook to provide tho Maghreb

gequeatg. tho Executive Secretary to approach tho United Nations and the specialized agencies on their behalf with a view to the

recognition of the Maghreb Council of Ministers for Economic Affairs, which is the supreme organ of tho Maghreb institutions for economic co-oporation and is empowered to take decisions for tho four countries, as a body qualified to roceivo <U*oo4 technical assistance from tho specialized agencios of the United Nationsy qualified to roceivo <U*oo4 tech

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