Jordan took over the presidency of the RCREEE Board of Trustees (RCREEE: the Regional Center for Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency) during the meeting held in Amman yesterday evening. Ten Arab Mediterranean countries attended the meeting, as well as European experts. The meeting was chaired by the general secretary of the Ministry of Energy and Mining, Farouk El Hayary. The participants elaborated on the cooperation mechanisms and the exchange of expertise for promoting the sector. They furthermore discussed the activities proposed for 2010 and the RCREEE achievements of last year. El Hayary in his address after taking over the presidency said: "We in Jordan" are up to the standard of efforts necessary for enabling RCREEE to achieve its mandated tasks of serving the member countries and to successfully fulfill the work program for this year.
