Joint Defence and Economic Co-operation Treaty
| Treaty of Joint Defence and Economic Co-operation of the League of Arab States | |
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| Type | Collective security |
| Signed | 18 June 1950 |
| Location | Cairo, Egypt |
| Parties |  Arab League member-states |
| Language | Arabic |
| Part of a series on the |
| Arab world |
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The Treaty of Joint Defence and Economic Co-operation of the League of Arab States (commonly, the Joint Defence and Economic Co-operation Treaty) is a treaty among the member states of the Arab League signed on 18 June 1950 in Cairo, Egypt.[1]
The Treaty created two of the principal institutions of the Arab League:
- the Joint Defence Council
- the Economic Council (renamed Economic and Social Council in 1980)[2]
Both councils report to the Council of the Arab League.[3]
References
Bibliography
- Ghantus, Elias T. (1982). Arab industrial integration. London: Croom Helm Limited. ISBN 0-7099-1117-3.
- Osmańczyk, Edmund Jan (2003). "League of Arab States Treaty of Joint Defense and Economic Cooperation, 1950". In Mango, Anthony (ed.). Encyclopedia of the United Nations and international agreements. Vol. 2 (3 ed.). New York: Routledge.