H.E. Eng. Rachid M.Rachid, the Minister of Trade and Industry, has declared, during the inauguration of ARSO Meetings through his speech delivered, on behalf of him, by Dr. Mahmoud Eisa, EOS President and ISO RLO for the Arab and Mediterranean Region and ARSO representative for AMU, Egypt's willingness to transmit its experience to the African countries through the National Quality Program in Egypt including the harmonization of Egyptian Standards with International Standards. 
Its is noteworthy that representatives of 17 African countries, in addition to representatives of economic communities i.e. COMESA, UEMOA, ECCAS, EAC, ECOWAS, AUC, SADCSTAN and SIDA have participated in these meetings.

In this respect, the Minister has referred to the responsibility of the National Standardization Bodies in Africa so as to facilitate the African trade through adopting international reference for their standards and quality systems corresponding to the Egyptian Quality Program. Moreover, H.E. has confirmed the importance of coordination and consultation among the African Communities so as to direct their references for their benefit and all African countries as well due to the African trade's need for a strong quality systems infrastructure.
Meanwhile, Dr.Eng. Kioko Mang'eli, KEBS President who is representing the Kenyan Minister of Trade and Industry, has assured the important and vital role of Egypt as being one of the greatest countries in Africa that has a great expertise in the areas of industry and trade and also has several technological industries embodied in its products exported to countries worldwide including Africa.
In addition, SIDA representative has declared that the Agency supports financially the largest project for quality systems infrastructure in Africa due to its confidence that quality infrastructure is an essential basis for reinforcing African trade and in the light of experiences existing in great African countries e.g. Egypt, the Agency will have a role in supporting and implementing this program. Accordingly, the participants have decided to establish follow-up committees for coordination and integration so as Africa would become one economic coalition in parallel with the existing economic coalitions, so as the new strategy takes care of the differences among various coalitions. This is owing to the current situation as each coalition is retired and has different references that requires a mechanism connecting them together to work within one system for standards and quality.
Finally, the participants have recommended the importance of achieving a unified mechanism to connect together various economic communities in Africa and that such communities should seek to support countries that have no quality systems infrastructure.