The Arab Interior Ministers Council wrapped up its 31st conference in the Moroccan city of Marrakech.
The United Arab Emirates’ delegation headed by Lt. General H.H Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, took part in the conference, which kicked off on Wednesday March 12, 2014, under the patronage of HM King Mohammed VI of Morocco.
HM the King sent a message to the Arab Interior Ministers Council, read on his behalf by Morocco's Minister of Interior Mohammed Hasad, who chaired the conference’s sessions.
Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, who is also the honorary president of the Arab Interior Ministers Council, and Dr. Mohammed bin Ali Koman, the Secretary General of the council, each delivered a speech at the opening ceremony.
Attending the conference were also a number of Arab Interior Ministers, representatives from a number of Arab and international organizations, as well as high-level Arab security delegations.
A number of Arab interior ministers also addressed the meeting and tackled the existing security risks, particularly the issue of terrorism, stressing their keenness to forge ahead diligently to consolidate and develop cooperation in the various areas of security work, which would yield further results benefiting the entire Arab world.
The United Arab Emirates’ delegation included Major General Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; Major General Khalifa Hareb Al Khaili, Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of the Interior for Resources and Support Services; Advisor Rashid Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, General Secretary of the Federal Demographic Council; Brigadier Ali Abdullah Alwan Al Nuaimi , Commander-in-Chief of Ajman Police; Brigadier Rashid Sultan Al Khodr Al Zaabi, Head of Legal Affairs Department; and a number of senior officers and officials.
During the two-day meeting, participants discussed a number of issues and important topics; decisions were taken accordingly. They also issued a set of recommendations and ratified member states' reports on the progress in the implementation of the Arab strategy for countering terrorism and illegal use of drug as well as the Arab strategy for traffic and civil protection (Civil Defense). They also discussed the 13th annual follow-up report on the implementation of the Arab convention against terrorism, which approves the formation of a joint counter terrorism committee of experts from both Arab Ministries of Interior and Justice, to revise procedures and implementation models of the Arab Convention against terrorism.
The Arab Interior Ministers Council was briefed on the annual reports regarding the gradual implementation of plans, and approved recommendations issued by the assessment committee, responsible of evaluating what has been already achieved with respect to: the 7th Arab Security Plan; the 5th Arab Media Plan on security awareness and crime prevention; the 4th Arab Strategy for Traffic Safety; the 6th Arab Strategy against terrorism; the 7th Arab strategy to combat the illicit use of drugs; and the 3rd Arab Strategy for civil protection (Civil Defense ).
The Council approved the resolutions and recommendations taken during the meetings of the Arab security officials at the level of General Secretariat in 2013, in addition to the results of joint meetings with the Arab League. The Arab Interior Ministers also endorsed the reports on the activities of Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS) and General Secretariat in 2013. They expressed appreciation of the efforts of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Na