General Assembly of the Euro-Arab Veterinary Association
On the 25th June, the General Assembly of the Euro-Arab Veterinary Association met in Hammamet, Tunisia, with the presence of twelve delegations representing Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Bahrein, Spain, France, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Portugal, Sudan and Tunisia.
The agenda for this meeting was the appreciation of the proposal for revision of the Statute and the elections for the Board. The new Statute was approved and as a result of the elections it was formed the following Executive Bureau:
- President - Dr Faouzi Kechrid (Tunisia)
- Vice - Presidents - Dr Robert Allaire (France) and Dr Fouad Al Hajj (Libanon)
- General Secretary - Dr Jose de Resende (Portugal)
- Associated General Secretaries - Dr Rafael Laguens (Spain) and Dr Yasser Alayane (Sudan)
- General Treasurer - Dr Aldo Grasselli (Italy)
- Associated Treasurers - Dr Kemal Lasnami (Algeria) and Dr Sultan Al Khalaf (Kuwait)
- Association member - Dr Irfan Erol (Turkey)
The coordinators of the Technical Commissions were also chosen:
Presidents of the Technical Commissions:
- Public Health - Dr Abdelfattah Kilani (Jordan)
- Food Security - Dr Irfan Erol (Turkey)
- Education - Dr Al Hadi Hashemi (Sudan)
- Professional Practice - Dr Christian Rondeau (France)
- Communication - Dr Mohamed Ali Chtiba (Tunísia)
- Veterinary Medicine - Dr Robert Allaire (France)
- Epidemiology - Dr Vincenzo Caporale (Italy)
- Laboratory resources - Dr Rossella Lelli (Italy)