Paris, July 13, 2008 – Taking opportunity to step up diplomacy, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Moulay Rachid urged to use dialog to bring peace at the founding Summit of the Union for the Mediterranean in Paris.
Leaders from 43 nations met later Sunday at the inaugural of the Paris Summit at the Grand Palais on Paris' Champs Elysees in Paris, marking the birth of Union for the Mediterranean. The Grand Palais a gigantic glass and steel exhibition hall was built for the 1900 World's Fair.
The one-day summit is also providing a venue for Crown Prince Moulay Rachid to meet other leaders from EURO – MED countries to discuss and push forward the development of the strategic partnerships.
The leaders were sited at a circular table in the countries' alphabetical order, grouping together two old friends, Crown Prince Moulay Rachid and Prince Albert of Monaco.
The union will hold one summit every two years. It will establish a co-presidency made up of a EU nation and a non-EU nation, and a permanent secretariat. This year's summit will be co-chaired by Sarkozy and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
The union will concentrate on regional cooperation projects, including environmental protection in the Mediterranean, the development of solar energy and water management, solutions to increased natural hazards and infrastructure and transport deficits; economic and social development programs and higher education and research programs.
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