Yemen, AFD discuss cooperation program

SANA'A, March 15 (Saba) - Yemen and the
French Agency for International Development (AFD) discussed here on Monday details
of the cooperation
program between Yemen and the agency in the areas of electricity ,energy and
environment.
During the meeting of the Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Abdul
Karim al-Arhabi and the AFD's mission, the two sides dealt with the directions of
the
joint cooperation between Yemen and the agency for 2011-2012, so as to meet the
priorities of development and the challenges faced by Yemen.
At the meeting, al-Arhabi affirmed the importance of resuming the soft loans
program of the agency in order to contribute to financing of the infrastructure
projects, particularly
the areas of electricity and rural water.
He noted the contributions of the French agency to support the development process
in Yemen, confirming Yemen's interest to develop areas of cooperation with the
agency.
The AFD's mission confirmed the agency's keenness to boost the current and future
cooperation with Yemen.
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