Developing exports conference launched

SANA'A, Nov. 24 (Saba)- Deputy Prime Minister for Interior Affairs
Sadiq Abu-Ras affirmed government's keenness on studying means
ensuring developing exports and varying income resources as
national priority and economic necessity.

In the opening ceremony of the First National Conference for
Developing Yemeni Exports which kicked off its activities here on
Monday, he asserted necessity of coordination and cooperation
between the government and the private sector's institutions and
concerned civil society organizations for creating inclusive
prospect leading to realizing aims of non-oil exports for reducing
dependence on oil.

He indicated that this conference coincides with alter international
conditions and international financial crises included developed and
underdeveloped countries and on their programs and plans seeking
development and economic and living stability to their people.


The conference discusses in two days a number of work papers
presented by a number of concerned bodies and experts covers Yemeni
non-oil exporting capabilities in addition to realizing role of
partners, developing exports, improving services associated with
export and exterior trade and its role in realizing Yemen's economic
integration regionally and internationally.

The conference aims at enforcing partnership's relations between
the government and the private sector for realizing competitive
capability of Yemeni exports in foreign markets as well as enhancing
role of partners of exports, backing services of export sector and
assertion on importance of export's role in economic policy.

During the first day of the conference, two working sessions have
been held. The firs session discussed seven working papers on
fishery exports, importance of tendency to fishery industry,
improving quality of agricultural exports, current situation and
future vision of mining industries in Yemen, effects of quality in
increasing competitive capability to exports and current situation
and future horizons of industrial exports.


While the second session discussed five work papers on privileges
and facilitations granted by investment law to export projects, role
of the free zone in developing exports, role of specifications and
metrology in developing exports and role of airlines in managing
air shipments.