Yemen chairs Arab Institute for Planning Trustees Board

SANA'A, Jan. 06 (Saba) - Yemen is to chair the meeting of the first
round of the Arab Institute for Planning's Trustees Board, which is
expected to begin on Wednesday in Lebanese capital, Beirut.

Speaking to Saba upon his departure, Undersecretary of Planning and
International Cooperation Minister Hisham Sharaf said that the round
will discuss in two days the institute's training plan for 2009 and
2010 through granting about 100 training chance for Arab
governments' cadres.

He added that the training chances include planning for budget and
financial strategy, noting that 3000 Yemeni cadres have benefited
from the training courses provided by the institute during the last
twenty years.