The Minister of Transportation and Acting CEO of the Economic Development Board Kamal Ahmed took part in a high profile meeting related to the world economic and financial situation as part of the UN General Assembly meeting held at its headquarters in New York.
The meeting in which the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon took part in along with EU President José Manuel Barroso and Head of the General Assembly at the UN Ambassador Nasser Abdulaziz Al Nasser focused on two main issues.
These included combating unemployment and working towards providing job opportunities for youth in addition to decreasing debts.
The discussion was aimed towards reinforcing international efforts revitalizing world economy and working on sustainable development to fulfill the needs of nations.