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ISRAEL CELEBRATES AT CASABLANCA CONFERENCE

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Title ISRAEL CELEBRATES AT CASABLANCA CONFERENCE.
Scope and content The Casablanca Conference of October 30 - November 1 1994 was an extraordinary success for Israel, Attended by more than 2,500 political and business leaders, the summit opened the way for the almost complete opening up of the Middle East - in economic terms, Symbolically it allowed Arabs to meet with Israelis freely, openly and publicly. Politically, the conference brought the Arab boycott of Israel to all but a close and sent signals out to the rest of the world that "The Middle East is open for business" - in the words al US Secretary of State Warren Christopher. Economically and commercially businessmen from all over the region, met, made contacts, improved communications and made deals. Among other achievements were:- the opening of an Israel interest section in Rabat
the setting up of a committee to look into the feasibility of opening a regional development bank
the establishment of a business committee of private businessmen which will sit in New York to deal with economic cooperation and regional development
the planning of the extension of Israel-Tunisia trade
a hint from Bahrain's Foreign Minister that ties with all Gulf States will not be long in coming. Photo shows: The photo shows Israel Foreign Minister Shimon Peres on walkabout in Casablanca on October 29 1994 before the regional economic conference. On invitation by the Mayor of Casablanca, Abdel Mugit Slemani, Peres and his entourage walked a 10 kilometre tour and was enthusiastically greeted, waved at throughout his tour by Casablanca residents and workers. Everywhere, people wanted to shake his hand. Here Peres is greeted by Casablanca policeman.
Creation Date 1994
Notes המידע אודות התצלום נמסר על ידי יוצר האוסף, מר דן הדני
Genre negative
Call number at Current Custodian הספרייה הלאומית, ארכיון דן הדני
IPPA-23424-011-08
Additional Place צולם בתאריך: 29 באוקטובר 1994
Extent 1 photograph : color
35 mm..
Host Item ארכיון דן הדני.
Language No linguistic content
Call Number ARC. 4* 1995 31 23424 8
Access Rights online_resources
Level of Description File Record
Credits ארכיון דן הדני, האוסף הלאומי לתצלומים על שם משפחת פריצקר, הספרייה הלאומית Dan Hadani Collection, The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection, The National Library of Israel
National Library system number 990040377500205171
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ארכיון דן הדני, האוסף הלאומי לתצלומים על שם משפחת פריצקר, הספרייה הלאומית Dan Hadani Collection, The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection, The National Library of Israel

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