AE cabinet approves IRTA for passengers, goods

ABU DHABI, Sep. 15 (Saba)- The United Arab Emirates cabinet
approved, in its ordinary meeting on Monday, joining to the
International Road Transport Agreement (IRTA) for transporting
passengers and goods between Yemen and UAE which was signed on May
28, 2008.

The Yemeni cabinet approved in its previous meeting, chaired by
Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Mujawar, the draft agreement that does
not contradict with articles of Arab Agreement to Organize
Passengers Transportation Via Roads among Arab which was approved by
law No. 8 for the year 2008.

The cabinet also ordered ministers of legal affairs and transport to
take necessary procedures to complete legal procedures to ratify the
agreement which aims to boost Yemeni-UAE brotherly relations and
mutual cooperation in land transport and goods carrying.