Thursday 9 November 2023, Arab-Belgium-Luxembourg chamber of commerce (ABLCC) hosted the 11^th edition of its Diplomatic Days in the presence of the Arab Ambassadors, the Belgian Ambassadors in Arab countries and Belgian companies.

Mr. Qaisar Hijazin, Secretary General of the ABLCC, started his speech by pointing out the importance of peace and prosperity, and reminded the growing opportunities that the Arab countries offer to Belgian companies. Moreover, he exposed the willingness of Arab countries to invest for a short- and long-term sustainable future, as can attest the organizations of the last two UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh in 2022 and at the Expo City in Dubai in 2023. He reiterated his thanks to the Arab ambassadors for their continuous and valuable support.

Afterwards, we were pleased to listen to the speech of Mr. Jean-Louis Servais, Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who highlighted the increasing trade, collaboration and cooperation of Belgium with the Arab countries.

We had the honor to welcome the Arab Ambassadors:

H.E. Mr. Abdullah Bin Faisal AL DOSERI, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain

H.E. Mr. Mohamed AL-SAHLAWI, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates

H.E. Mrs. Rua AL ZADJALI, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman

H.E. Mr. Khalid AL-HAJRI, Ambassador of the State of Qatar

H.E. Dr. Khalid ALJINDAN, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

H.E. Mr. Mohamed AMEUR, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco

H.E. Mr. Mohamed BENCHERIF, Ambassador of Algeria

H.E. Mr. Fadi HAJALI, Ambassador of Lebanon

H.E. Mr. Abdelbagi KABEIR, Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan

H.E. Mr. Sahbi KHALFALLAH, Ambassador of Tunisia

H.E. Mrs. Saja MAJALI, Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

H.E. Mr. Mohamed MUSTAFA, Ambassador of Yemen

As well as the Belgian Ambassadors in the Arab countries

H.E. Mr. Antoine DELCOURT, Ambassador of Belgium to the United Arab Emirates

H.E. Mr. Serge DICKENS, Ambassador of Belgium to Jordan and Iraq

H.E. Mr. Christian DOOMS, Ambassador of Belgium to Kuwait and Bahrain

H.E. Mr. François DUMONT, Ambassador of Belgium to Tunisia and Libya

H.E. Mr. Pascal GREGOIRE, Ambassador of Belgium to Saudi Arabia, Oman and Yemen

H.E. Mr. Alain LEROY, Ambassador of Belgium to Algeria

During the event, the companies had the opportunity to exchange precious information from various sectors with high-level profiles.  

The great number of registered participants - more than a hundred – shows the great interest and the necessity for such an event as a wealth of information to give an impulse to companies.