Mujawar meets Mahathir Mohammed

MUKALLA, Dec. 22 (Saba) - Prime Minister Ali Mujawar met on Monday
in Mukalla city with former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir
Mohammed, who is participating in the conference "Industry Future of
Yemen "which started its activities on Monday in Mukalla.

They have reviewed Yemeni-Malaysian economic and cultural
cooperation relations and their future horizons, particularly means
of boosting joint investment work in oil, minerals, tourism, fishery
wealth sectors and confirming to make use of the significant
Malaysian economic experiences which was led by Dr. Mahathir
Mohammed.

Mujawar has confirmed the need for institutional development for
cooperation relations between the two countries at governmental and
private sector levels and exchanging databases about ways of
investment, indicating interest to make advantage of Malaysian
experiences and apply them in Yemen to boost economic and human
development activities.

On his part, Mahathir showed Malaysia's readiness to offer its
experiences in industrial and human development fields, so as to
serve Yemen's trend in industrial development, pointing out
Malaysian appreciation for significant role of pioneer Yemeni
emigrants who contributed in spreading Islam and building of
Malaysia.

He revealed that Malaysians of Yemeni origins are still representing
strong link between the two countries and contribute in boosting
connection operations and improving mutual ties.

NN/AM