communicable diseases as they pose a great challenge to the welfare of society and development efforts in the Arab countries, accelerating the development and support of policies, strategies, programs and action plans that are taken on social determinants of health, participation of all the forces of community in it, strengthening international cooperation to address these determinants as a key factor for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, fulfillment of commitments on maternal and child health, eradication of infectious diseases, tackling communicable diseases, continuation of the efforts in the fight against diseases and eliminating them and supporting what was passed by the Arab Economic Summit at its first session in Kuwait January 2009, we have welcomed the "Riyadh Declaration" issued by the "International Conference on healthy lifestyles and non-communicable diseases in the Arab world and the Middle East," which was held in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the period from 9-12.12.2012. Inter-Arab Trade and Arab Customs Union: Confirming our commitment to supporting the process of Arab economic integration, increasing the volume of inter-Arab trade and the formation of an Arab solid economic grouping, we affirm our determination to complete the requirements for the Greater Arab Free Trade before the end of 2013, and make every effort to overcome the difficulties that prevent this. We also appreciate the efforts of specialized Arab organizations, federations and regional and international bodies in order to enhance inter-Arab trade, expressing in this area our support for the decisions by the Extraordinary Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which was held in Makkah in 2012, to invite the Islamic Development Bank's Board of Governors to adopt a practical mechanism to increase the bank's capital to contribute to the development of bilateral trade and investment, and strengthen the Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development and welcoming at the same time the initiative of the assistance for trade of Arab countries launched by International Islamic Corporation for the Development of Trade, with an emphasis on the importance of backing and supporting it. --MORE
