These workshops will allow participants to interact with both government and private sector representatives. Project presentations geared towards the private sector will be given by government officials, regional and international development agencies, and chambers of industry and commerce. The presentations will include both regional and national projects in various sectors. In support of this private sector focus, a series of private- public institutions, called for at Casablanca, will be inaugurated at the Summit. These include a Middle East regional financial institution, a regional business council, and a regional tourism association.
Private investment is the key to providing capital, jobs, and technology to the Middle East.
The United States strongly supports the goals of the Amman Economic Summit. Secretary of Commerce Brown, and senior figures from other key economic-oriented departments and agencies, will also participate. Uncertainties generated by war and regional rivalries, as well as by statist and protectionist economic policies, have contributed to this problem. A political settlement in the Middle East is not sufficient to ensure lasting peace in the region. Creation of a stable economic foundation is also vital.