UNCITRAL secretary visits BCDR


10 May 2017


A picture taken during the visit. From left to right: Ahmed Husain, Renaud Sorieul and Nassib G. Ziadé

 

Mr. Renaud Sorieul, Secretary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), visited the offices of BCDR-AAA in Bahrain on 9–10 May 2017. During his visit, Mr. Sorieul met with Chief Executive Officer Professor Nassib G. Ziadé and Chief Operations Officer Mr. Ahmed Husain, as well as Sheikha Haya Al Khalifa, Chair of BCDR-AAA’s Board of Trustees.

One of the key topics discussed by Mr. Sorieul and Professor Ziadé was the upcoming Fourth International Conference for a Euro-Mediterranean Community of International Arbitration. This event will be held in Bahrain on 19 November 2017 and will be co-organized by BCDR-AAA, UNCITRAL and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).