MARRAKECH, December 20. /TASS/. The Russian-Arab Forum in Marrakesh advocates expanding economic interaction between member countries of the League of Arab States and Russia, according to the joint final statement.

"[The forum’s participants] commend the increase of economic cooperation between the League of Arab States Member States and the Russian Federation," the document says.

The participants find important "enhance bilateral trade and promote mutually beneficial cooperation in the areas of industry, agriculture, food security, water resources, banking and finance, oil and gas, renewable and clean energy, as well as peaceful use of nuclear energy."

Also, in this context the document mentions "transport, tourism, communications, and intellectual property rights.".