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| 11th Doha Forum on Democracy & Enriching Middle East's Economic Future Conference Conclude |  | | Qatar News Agency - 5/11/2011 | | The 11th Doha Forum on Democracy, Development and Free Trade and Enriching the Middle East s Economic Future Conference concluded here on Wednesday afternoon. The events convened at the Doha Sheraton Hotel here on 9-11 May, were attended by more than 600 participants representing 80 world states.
Addressing the closing session, HE Assistant Foreign Minister for Follow up Affairs Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi thanked the participants, organizers for deepening this year’s forum through valuable discussions and debates aimed at enhancing democracy and economic development in the region.
The Doha Forum is a framework for dialogue, through which the participants discussed various issues inspired from the region s current situations at all levels.
HE Al Rumaihi reviewed the major themes discussed during sessions and workshops, where a number of experts, academics, researchers and civil society activists took part.
Resolving the current issues and challenges the region is facing, requires the implementation of politico-economic reforms as well as the adoption of a "real comprehensive development policy, where economic and political reforms go side by side", he said.
The region is in process of democratic reform which should bring about a sort of balance between political and security axes, HE the Assistant Foreign Minister for Follow up Affairs explained.
At the international level, reforms are as well required for international institutions among which the UN Security Council, noting that the State of Qatar is hosting on May workshop on UNCS reform.
The participants called upon the region s governments to put into practice a system to combat corruption and bodies in charge of restituting public money and assets. |
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