YEMEN, NETHERLANDS DISCUSS YEMEN'S FRIENDS GROUP AGENDA

SANA'A, March 29 (Saba) - Yemen and Netherlands discussed here on
Monday issues related to holding the meeting of Yemen's Friends
Group being currently held in Abu Dhabi, the UAE.

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Abdul-Karim
al-Arhabi and the Dutch ambassador to Yemen RH Buikeman reviewed the
current arrangements to convene the group's ministerial meeting to
be held in Berlin, Germany.

Moreover, the meeting discussed the Yemeni-Dutch cooperation aspects
and means of enhancing them to serve the two countries' common
interests.

Al-Arhabi praised the keenness showed by the Dutch government in
propping up the development process in Yemen.

In return, the Dutch diplomat affirmed his country's keenness to
develop the existing and future cooperation relations with Yemen,
noting to the relations' level between Yemen and Netherlands.

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