YEMENI-UAE TALKS HELD ON INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN YEMEN

SANA'A, March 21 (Saba)-Yemeni-UAE talks were held in Sana'a capital
on Sunday over investment opportunities in Yemen.

The talks brought together Deputy Minister of Planning and
International Cooperation Hisham Sharaf, Chairman of General
Authority for Investments Salah al-Atar and assistant of UAE foreign
minister for economic affairs Khaled al-Ghith.

They discussed possibilities of developing the cooperation between
the two countries in light of available investment opportunities in
Yemen.

Al-Atar welcomed Emirates investments in Yemen, affirming concern of
the authority and the Yemeni government to offer all facilities and
care for the UAE investors to insure success of their projects.

For his part, the Emirates official said that two sides have talks
to set up a number of investment projects in Yemen in fields of
electricity, oil, gas and telecommunication.

He also affirmed concern of Emirates to develop relationship with
Yemen.

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