With reference to the Arab Transport Forum that was supposed to be held on the 10th and 11th of March 2008 in Cairo, the preparations for the forum have revealed that many Arab transport ministers wish to attend this forum, but the dates set don't agree with their schedules.

Thus, after consulting with the Egyptian Ministry of Transport and with the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States, and in order to assure an extensive governmental and private sector participation at the forum, the organizing committee has decided to postpone the forum to the 29th and 30th of October 2008, such that it would coincide with the meeting of the Council of Arab Transport Ministers.