- Title: ALGERIA: TENTH ARAB YOUTH CONFERENCE OPENS IN ALGIERS.
- Date: 27th January 1970
- Summary: CONFERENCE HALL, DELEGATES, ALGERIAN MINISTER SPEAKS, PRESSMEN, ABDELHAL IM SPEAKS, DELEGATES RISE FOR TWO MINUTES SILENT RESPECT FOR ARAB MARTYRS. Initials SAW/VS/BOB/BB Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 11th February 1970 13:00
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- Location: ALGIERS, ALGERIA
- Country: Algeria
- Reuters ID: LVA3I7RAIZQDKBN574394JSBC6I7
- Story Text: YOUTH LEADERS FROM MORE THAN TEN ARAB COUNTRIES GATHERED IN ALGIERS ON MONDAY (JANUARY 26) FOR THE OPENING OF THE TENTH CONFERENCE OF THE TECHNICAL COMMISSION FOR THE SAFEGUARD OF ARAB YOUTH.
THE COMMISSION WAS PROPOSED BY THE ARAB LEAGUE IN 1953 AND THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE CONCENTRATES ON THE PROBLEMS OF PROVIDING FOR THE LEISURE TIME OF YOUNG ARABS. ONE OF THE PROJECTS BEING CONSIDERED IS A SOCIAL SURVEY OF ARAB YOUTH IN CO-OPERATION WITH UNESCO.
PRESENT AT THE CONFERENCE WERE DELEGATES FROM JORDAN, EGYPT, SUDAN, NORTH AND SOUTH YEMEN, KUWAIT, LEBANON, IRAQ, SYRIA, LIBYA, ALGERIA, MOROCCO AND OTHER GROUPS INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES OF PALESTINIAN ARAB ORGANISATIONS.
SPEAKERS AT THE OPENING SESSION INCLUDED THE ALGERIAN MINISTER FOR YOUTH AND SPORT, MR. ABDELKRIM BENMAHMOUDE AND THE SUDANESE YOUTH MINISTER, MR. AHMED ABDELHALIM.
AT THE END OF THE OPENING CEREMONY THE DELEGATIONS OBSERVED TWO MINUTES SILENCE IN MEMORY OF ARAB MARTYRS.
THE CONFERENCE CONCLUDES ON FRIDAY (JANUARY 30).
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