Professor Mohamed Boukhari, President of the National Economic, Social and Environmental Council (NESEC), chaired the statutory board meeting of the Union of Arab Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions on Monday, 16 June 2025.

During this coordination meeting, participants discussed the Union’s member councils’ participation in the Euro-Mediterranean Summit of Economic and Social Councils, scheduled for 23 - 24 June 2025 in Istanbul, and exchanged views and recommendations on the summit’s key issues and challenges.

The agenda also included the Union’s work programme for 2025, with discussions focused on ways to enrich it and to expedite its effective implementation. 

It is noted that Algeria currently holds the presidency of the Union and its General Secretariat and hosts the Union’s headquarters in Algiers.