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FEI Geographical Group VII meets in Bahrain

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18 June 2006 Author: webmaster

The annual meeting of FEI Geographical Group VII took place on 15 June 2006. The first meeting of its kind to be held in Kingdom of Bahrain, it was chaired by Group VII Chairman, Sheikh Khalid Bin Abdulla Al Khalifa and attended by the following nations. The following nations attended (in the alphabetical order): Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE

The following points were discussed:
- FEI World Cup Jumping – Arab League
- 2008 Olympic Games – qualifications and organisation of a selection event
- Judging and Stewarding Courses hosted by the Saudi Arabian Equestrian Federation.
- Discussion of the idea of an Arab League in Endurance.
- Mechanisms of support to the Iraqi and Palestinian National Federations
- A proposal by the Algerian Equestrian Federation on competitions for Juniors and Young Riders.

Group VII is planning to hold its next meeting in Abu Dhabi during the CSI-W events on the invitation of the UAE Equestrian and Racing Federation.

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