YEMEN CONTINUES TO APPLY ECONOMIC REFORMS

SANA'A, Feb.23 (Saba) - Minister of Planning and International
Cooperation Abdul Karim al-Arhabi renewed here on Tuesday Yemen's
keenness to continue to apply the national agenda of reforms that
based on a national independent vision imposed by Yemen interest.

This came during official talks held here, gathered al-Arhabi and
the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s mission charged with
identifying the needs of development in Yemen.

The two sides dealt with a number of issues relating to the frames
of the current cooperation between Yemen and the IMF and the future
directions of this cooperation, especially with regard to supporting
the development process and reforms in Yemen.

Al-Arhabi praised the current cooperation between Yemen and the IMF,
noting the IMF's contributions to support the Yemeni government
efforts aiming to apply the economic and financial reforms in Yemen.

The IMF mission confirmed the fund's readiness to offer all aspects
of available support to enhance the process of reforms and
development in Yemen, pointing out the progress made by Yemen in the
reforms field over the past years.

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