Arrangements to hold 2nd meeting for YITC discussed

SANA'A, July 10 (Saba)- Headed
by Minister of Industry and Trade Yahya al-Mutawakel, a meeting was held in Sana'a
on Saturday
to discuss ongoing arrangements to hold second meeting of the Yemeni-Italian Trade
Committee (YITC) that would be hosted in Sana'a in coming October.
The minister affirmed importance to draw several suggestions to present to the
coming meeting of the committee, pointing out to benefit from the signed agreements
between
Yemen and Italy.
He highlighted role of the committee to enhance mutual cooperation between the two
countries in fields of economy, development and investment.
Some 391 agencies are working in Yemen in addition to eight branches for Italian
companies, the minister said.
He also affirmed concern of Yemen to boost its ties with Italy, saying that the
volume of the trade exchange between two countries reached $ 85.6 million in 2009.
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