Malaysian delegation arrives in Yemen for festival

SANA'A, March 15 (Saba) - A
Malaysian businessmen delegation led by Syed Ali Al Attas, Chairman of the Malay
Chamber of
Commerce and Industry arrived on Monday in Sana'a to participate in the
Yemeni-Malaysian festival of trade and economic cooperation to be held next
Wednesday in Sana'a.
The festival comes within the implementation of the agreement between the two
governments to boost economic cooperation, al-Attas said, pointing out that 70
Malaysian businessmen
and 47 companies specialized in various food, chemical, electric and car industries
will participate in the festival.
Malaysian products would be displayed at the event and workshops between Yemeni and
Malaysian businessmen and officials would be held as well. The talks will focus on
the
best ways to forge Yemen-Malaysia trade cooperation.
Furthermore, Malaysian technical education and tourist institutions will present
their expertise, al-Attas said, affirming that Malaysian institutions are ready to
train
Yemeni cadres in the tourist and technical education areas.
At the festival, a memorandum of understanding would be signed between the Yemeni
Chamber of Industry and Trade in Sana'a and the Malay Chamber of Commerce Malaysia.
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