During the one-week-program the young activists from liberal parties in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt and Lebanon attended a seminar in Gummersbach and held informative meetings in Aachen, Düsseldorf and Berlin.
The program aimed at introducing to the Arab youth activists the role of political party youth wings in the political system of Germany with a special focus on the relationship of the youth organizations with the respective mother parties. All major German political parties have well established youth organizations that play an active role in party affairs.
The delegation from the Middle East met with members of the German and European Parliaments, the leadership of FNF, and also had extensive discussions with Junge Liberale (Julis), the youth wing of the German liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP).
Promoting the cooperation between Arab and European liberals is an important objective of the Network of Arab Liberals. In this regard, the discussions the Arab youth delegation held with leading members of the International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY) and the European Federation of Liberal Youth Organizations (LYMEC) were important as they laid the ground for future cooperation.
Summarizing the outcome of seven busy day in Germany, Egyptian delegate Mohamed Saad from the Ghad Party said: "The program was an excellent opportunity for us to communicate with European and German politicians, to exchange experiences and also to discuss future cooperation".
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