DEPUTY MINISTER OF EDUCATION FOR BOYS EDUCATION DR SAEED AL-MILEIS HAS HIGHLIGHTED THE SUPPORT EXTENDED TO THE EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SECTOR IN THE ARAB WORLD. HE NOTED THAT THE ARAB SUMMIT, HELD IN RIYADH LAST MARCH, ADOPTED A PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THE ARAB WORLD. IN A STATEMENT TO SPA, DR AL-MILEIS SAID THE CONVENING OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT FOR THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE ARAB LEAGUE EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (ALESCO) LATER TODAY EMBODIES THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE ARAB LEADERS TO DEVELOP THE EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS IN THE ARAB WORLD. HE NOTED THAT ALESCO'S CONFERENCE WILL BE CONCERNED WITH PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS.