YEMEN TO SIGN ACCORDS WITH KSA AND AFESD TO FUND DEVELOPMENT

SANA'A, Feb. 23 (Saba)-Yemen would sign several agreements with
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Arab Fund for Economic and Social
Development (AFESD) at sum of $ 190 million in coming days, an
official at the ministry of Planning and International Cooperation
said Tuesday.

Nabil Shiban, Director of the Coordination Units of Foreign
Assistance at the ministry told Saba that the 19th Yemeni-Saudi
Coordination Council would concluded by signing certain agreements
with Saudi Arabia.

The 19th meeting would be held next Saturday in Riyadh capital and
co-chaired by the prime minister of Ali Mujawar and Saudi Crown
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, he added.

Shiban also said that the Yemeni side would sign agreements with the
Saudi fund for development next April.

He made it clear that AFESD chairman Abdul Latif bin Yusif would
visit Yemen next March to inspect projects which are financed by the
fund in Yemen in addition to sign two agreement to fund development
projects in Yemen.

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