Tunisian Customs hosts Dr. Rifai in her 62nd Anniversary
Mr. Youssef Al-Zawaghi,
Director-General of Tunisian Customs, has warmly welcomed Chairman of Arab
Union for Customs Executive (AUCE), Dr.Mamdouh Al-Refaei, in the headquarters
of Customs Department. Such event comes within the frame of the 62ndanniversary
held by the Department on occasion of Nationalization/Tunisization.
A
number of Arab economic issues of interest to the Arab Citizen have been
discussed during the meeting. As well, the meeting discussed definition,
objectives, and activities of the AUCE in addition to its steps taken during
the last period of time through communication with authorities and entities in
the Arab countries. Also tackled was the mechanism necessary to improve and
upgrade inter-Arab Trade and the significance of the role played by the Customs
to counter fraud, customs evasion and combating shadow economy.
Dr. Refaei praised the efforts exerted
by the Tunisian Customs in combating smuggling, commercial fraud,
counterfeiting and protection of IPR’s. This is evident in the amount of
prohibitedquantities that were presented at the customs exhibition in
celebration of the 62nd anniversary for nationalization/Tunisization
of the Customs Department.
Dr. Refaei, chairman of the Arab Union
of Customs Executives (AUCE), said that the AUCE has signed cooperation
agreements with Egyptian, Kuwaiti, Sudanese and Lebanese Customs, and has
submitted draft cooperation agreements for Saudi, Jordanian, UAE, Bahraini,
Omani and Moroccan Customs in order to achieve the desired cooperation in other
customs in Arab countries to achieve economic integration.
Director General of the Tunisian
Customs Department, Mr. Youssef Al-Zawaghi, welcomed AUCE Director General, Dr.
Al-Refaei, who briefed him on the nature of the Union and the aim of developing
trade exchange between the Arab countries and the efforts made by the Union
during the last period in the Arab countries in order to reach Arab economic
integration.
At the end of the fruitful meeting, the
AUCE Chairman, Dr. Refaei, presented a draft cooperation agreement between the AUCE
and the General Directorate of the Tunisian Customs Department within the
framework of the AUCE's action plan for the rapprochement between the Arab Customs
to serve the economy, Arab citizens and inter-Arab trade.
On his part, HE Mr. Youssef Al-Zawaghi,
presented a letter of thanks to Dr. Al-Refaei, for his presence and
congratulations to the Director-General of the Tunisian Customs Department on occasion
of the 62nd anniversary of the Tunisian Customs Department.