IUPAC

1. To use the vehicle of a small symposium to bring together scientists from a number of countries in the Middle East in order to identify unique opportunities for collaboration among chemical scientists to solve environmental and educational problems.
2. To attempt, via this symposium, to generate trust among the scientists and to capture the attention of adversarial national governments on ways that chemistry can address the problems of the region.

The chemical sciences occupy a central position in the world economy, offering the possibility to cultivate mutual understanding through joint research projects and economic development. A general desire to improve the quality of life and political stability in the Middle East could be fulfilled by identifying unique opportunities for network creation and collaboration among chemical scientists to solve environmental and educational problems.