Marseille – The participants, gathered during two days in the city hall of Marseille, stressed out the need for sustainable urban planning in the region and cooperation between urban planners and public actors in the framework of the Union for the Mediterranean in order to address the future challenges…. Lire la suite
Paris – Secretary General Ahmad Masa’deh underscored the importance that culture can play in fostering ties around the Mediterranean basin during a visit he paid to the Arab World Institute (Institut du Monde Arabe)…. Lire la suite
Cairo – UfMS Secretary General Ahmad Masa’deh conducted a working visit to the headquarters of the League of Arab States on 16-17 September 2010 and held bilateral talks with its Secretary General Amr Moussa. The two parties agreed to augment ties between the two institutions in the future. Masa’deh also met in separate meetings the foreign ministers of Tunisia, Lebanon and Bahrain…. Lire la suite
Cairo – UfMS Secretary General Ahmad Masa’deh conducted a two-day official visit to Egypt during which he met with Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit and other senior Egyptian officials in various ministries and authorities…. Lire la suite
Barcelona – Eric Besson, French Minister of Immigration and Solidarity Development was hosted by Secretary General Ahmad Masa’deh at the Secretariat on 2 September 2010. The two officials discussed during their bilateral meeting and an official dinner hosted by the Secretary General prospects of cooperation between France and the UfMS, particularly issues concerning the French project of the Mediterranean Office for Youth initiated by the French minister and supported by various Euro Mediterranean countries…. Lire la suite
Barcelona – Secretary General Ahmad Masa’deh received on 30 July 2010 at the Secretariat’s headquarters the Foreign Affairs Minister of Albania Ilir Meta . The visit of the Albanian foreign policy chief marks the commitment of this new member of the UfM to be an active participant in the process…. Lire la suite
Marseille – Secretary General Ahmad Masa’deh joined various financial institutions and private investors gathered at the Marseille Provence Chamber of Commerce and Industry (France) on May 27, 2010 for the For’UM organized by the Franco-Egyptian co-presidency of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)…. Lire la suite
Amman – UfMS Secretary General Ahmad Masa’deh attended the opening session of the Shams Ma’an Solar Energy Forum organized by Jordanian and European companies with the aim of launching the first solar energy plant in the southern parts of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan…. Lire la suite
Palermo – Secretary General Ahmad Ma’sadeh attended the establishment of the International Jury of the Prize Al Idrissi, along with other dignitaries including the President of the Euro-Mediterranean University Joseph Mifsud…. Lire la suite
Madrid – Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Ángel Moratinos and UfMS Secretary General Ahmad Masa’deh signed the Headquarters Agreement of the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean during a ceremony hosted at the Spanish foreign ministry in Madrid on 4 May 2010…. Lire la suite