In the presence of His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Ali Tamim, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning of the Republic of Iraq, His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, presided over the 59th session of the Board of Directors of the Arab Fund for Technical Assistance to African Countries on 14 May. The meeting took place at the headquarters of the Ministry of Planning in Baghdad. It was attended by ambassadors and representatives of Arab member states on the Fund’s Board of Directors, including delegates from Tunisia, Algeria, Iraq, Palestine, the Republic of the Comoros, Libya, Egypt, and Morocco, as well as representatives of the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA).