Yemen signs $ 6.7 mln in Japan aid to Saada refugees

SANA'A, Aug. 28 (Saba) - Yemen
signed on Saturday an agreement for a Japanese grant worth $ 6.7 million in aid to
the
war-refugees in Saada.
The grant was signed at the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation by
Deputy Minister Hisham Sharaf and Japan's ambassador in Sana'a Mitsunori Namba.
The sum would be used for purchasing wheat and distributing it through the office
of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Saada and
11 other
provinces.
After the signing, Sharaf appreciated the Japanese aid to the relief operations in
the north as he said Yemen hopes other countries would initiate and provide
financial
aid to bridge a $ 70-million gap in funding for meeting requirements of the refugees
from the last war in Saada by the end of year.
Sharaf and Namba also discussed ways to boost the bilateral cooperation between
Yemen and Japan in all areas.
Sharaf also presented an official request to the Japanese government for a new
grant for the public health sector and providing equipment for primary schools and
spare parts
for the electricity stations in the south.
Namba said his country is ready to continue supporting Yemen as he praised the
level of cooperation between his country and Yemen.
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