THE SECOND ARAB MARITIME GATHERING FOR TECHNICAL COOPERATION AMONG ARAB COUNTRIES, IN WHICH ALL ARAB COUNTRIES ARE PARTICIPATING, HAS CHOSEN MINISTER OF TRANSPORT DR. JOBARAH ALSRAISRI AS THE MARITIME MAN OF THE YEAR IN VIEW OF HIS ACHIEVEMENTS IN DEVELOPING SAUDI PORTS. IN A PRESS STATEMENT FOLLOWING THE END OF THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE GATHERING, THE MINISTER, WHO IS CURRENTLY VISITING ALEXANDRIA, SAID THE ARAB MINISTERS OF TRANSPORT ARE DISCUSSING COOPERATION IN SEA AND AIR TRANSPORT. HE ADDED THAT THIS HONORING IS NOT A PERSONAL HONORING BUT RATHER AN HONORING FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF SAUDI ARABIA AND ALL SAUDI GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES.
