GCC States keen to support development in Yemen

JEDDAH, Sep. 07 (Saba) - The
Ministerial Council of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) assured on Tuesday the council
states' keenness
to prop up the development efforts in Yemen.
In its 116th session concluded on Tuesday in Jeddah, the GCC Ministerial Council
has directed to speed up the implementation of GCC States-funded projects in Yemen
that
was recommended by the joint technical committee.
The council welcomed the outcomes of the Emir of Qatar Hamad bin Khalifa al-Than's
visit to Yemen and his meeting with President Ali Abdullah Saleh, which is
considered
as a step to support Yemen's security, stability and prosperity.
It also applauded the host of Doha for a meeting gathered delegations of Yemeni
government and Houthis to assist them to hold dialogue, which is the best solution
to bring
peace and stability back to Yemen.
The GCC's states voiced their satisfaction of the results of the fifth joint
meeting of the foreign ministers of the GCC states and Yemen which was held in
Bahrain on June
22, 2010.
The council was acquainted with a report of the GCC Secretary General on the
progress in area of cooperation with Yemen and a minute of the meeting of the joint
technical
committee to determine the development needs of Yemen held at the headquarters of
the GCC's General Secretariat on July 4 and 5, 2010.
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