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Asian nations have great potential for cooperation: Tehran mayor
TEHRAN, Dec. 2 (MNA) – Asian countries have great potential for cooperation with each other, Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said here on Wednesday.
Qalibaf made the remarks during the first Asian Mayors Forum’s expert meeting which was attended by a number of mayors and their representatives from Bahrain, Oman, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Vietnam, and Palestine as well as participant countries’ ambassadors to Tehran.
The mayor said Asia plays a significant role in the world in terms of politics, economy, trade, and culture in the whole world.
As the largest and the oldest continent in the world, Asia has the greatest civilization, richest human resources and the greatest energy and natural reserves, he added.
Referring to the establishment of a secretariat for the Asian Mayors Forum in Tehran, Qalibaf said, “It is a constructive step towards stabilization of the forum’s activities.”
He also put stress on the need for the interaction of the Asian Mayors’ Forum with other mayors’ forums around the globe.
Inaugurated here on Wednesday, the expert meeting of Asian Mayors’ Forum will run until December 4.
After the first fruitful meeting of the Asian Mayors Forum (AMF) in November 2008 in Tehran the participants decided to hold an expert meeting to follow up the implementation of the programs outlined in the event.
The programs were aimed at establishing constructive and friendly relationship between city managers in a bid to improve the living standards throughout Asia.
The experts will also discuss and draw up the draft plan for the second meeting of the AMF.
The draft will be presented to the second meeting of AMF in 2010 and after the ratification it will turn into the official charter of the AMF.
The first Asian Mayors Forum was held in Milad Tower, Tehran, from November 19 to 20, 2008. A total of 44 mayors from 33 Asian countries, representatives from the UN, the EU, the OIC, ECO, and many other international bodies participated in the conference.
Qalibaf made the remarks during the first Asian Mayors Forum’s expert meeting which was attended by a number of mayors and their representatives from Bahrain, Oman, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Vietnam, and Palestine as well as participant countries’ ambassadors to Tehran.
The mayor said Asia plays a significant role in the world in terms of politics, economy, trade, and culture in the whole world.
As the largest and the oldest continent in the world, Asia has the greatest civilization, richest human resources and the greatest energy and natural reserves, he added.
Referring to the establishment of a secretariat for the Asian Mayors Forum in Tehran, Qalibaf said, “It is a constructive step towards stabilization of the forum’s activities.”
He also put stress on the need for the interaction of the Asian Mayors’ Forum with other mayors’ forums around the globe.
Inaugurated here on Wednesday, the expert meeting of Asian Mayors’ Forum will run until December 4.
After the first fruitful meeting of the Asian Mayors Forum (AMF) in November 2008 in Tehran the participants decided to hold an expert meeting to follow up the implementation of the programs outlined in the event.
The programs were aimed at establishing constructive and friendly relationship between city managers in a bid to improve the living standards throughout Asia.
The experts will also discuss and draw up the draft plan for the second meeting of the AMF.
The draft will be presented to the second meeting of AMF in 2010 and after the ratification it will turn into the official charter of the AMF.
The first Asian Mayors Forum was held in Milad Tower, Tehran, from November 19 to 20, 2008. A total of 44 mayors from 33 Asian countries, representatives from the UN, the EU, the OIC, ECO, and many other international bodies participated in the conference.
