Yemeni, Malaysian Commerce Chambers to sign cooperation agreements

SANA'A, Dec. 18 (Saba) - A number of cooperation agreements will be
signed by both Yemeni and Malaysian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry, Minister of Industry and Trade Yahya al-Mutawakel told the
state-run 26sep.net.

Al-Mutawakel said that on the sidelines of the conference of
"Industry is Yemen's Future", to be kicked off in Mukalla city of
Hadramout governorate next Monday, the government would sign an
agreement with a Malaysian company to draw a strategy on the
economic development in Yemen.

Al-Mutawakel added that the conference is a significant chance to
highlight the government's trends to activate the vital sector.

Director General of Chamber of Commerce and Industry Badr Ba-Salmah
at Hadramout told the website the Hadramout's local authority would
sign with Malaysian Chamber of Commerce and Industry an agreement to
establish a five-star hotel in addition to another agreement to
establish complex for fishing industries between Yemeni and
Malaysian private sectors.

Head of Hadramout's Chamber of Commerce and Industry Omar Ba-Jarsh
final arrangements for the conference have been tied up, noting that
on the sidelines of the conference several events, meetings and
exhibitions would be held with a participation of 45 companies, 19
of which are Malaysian.

More than 600 participants from different from Qatar, Kuwait,
Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Britain, United States, South
Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia and India will take part in the
conference.

It is expected that Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir
Mohamad, who will participate in the conference, is to arrive in
Mukalla city next Sunday.

Mohamad will hold several meetings with senior officials of the
government and Yemeni businessmen. He will pay a visit to Aden Free
Zone and will deliver a lecture in Aden University, according to the
website.