A delegation from the Arab Women’s Council stressed yesterday during a visit to the (NCLW) the importance of mutual cooperation for the advancement of women in the Lebanese society. On the occasion, the Arab Council’s chairperson, Lina Deghlawi Mkarzel, disclosed that the Council is currently preparing for next March’s celebrations to mark International Women’s Day, and renewed the Council’s keenness in collaborating with all parties advocating and supporting women at all levels. For her part, NCLW president, Claudine Aoun Rukuz, reiterated the Commission’s cooperation with involved community organizations and its interest in Lebanese laws on women and other lines of activities. Rukuz also commended actions and efforts of the Arab Women’s Council in Lebanon and the Arab world. (Al Mustaqbal, Al Diyar, January 19, 2018)