Yemen, Egypt agreed on establishing joint fishery company

SANA'A, Jan. 17 (Saba) -
The Yemeni-Egyptian fisheries joint committee approved on Sunday the establishment
of a
Yemeni-Egyptian joint company in fishery industry.
On the sidelines of the committee's 10th round being held in Sana'a on January
17-18, Deputy Minister of Fisheries Wealth Abdullah Ba-Sonbol and the chairman of
General
Authority for Fish Resources Development (GAFRD) Mohammed Othman talked about
organizing training courses to train workers in fishery areas on new ways of fish
farming, qualification,
and facility management.
The two sides also affirmed the importance of activating the cooperation protocol
signed between the Ministry of Fisheries and the GAFRD in 2007 on promoting
cooperation
aspects between the two sides in fields of fish farming in the Yemeni economic zone
as well as the establishment of joint fishery investment.
Ba-Sonbol affirmed the significance of concluding the meetings with important
decisions to benefit from the investment opportunities in fishery areas and to
promote work
aspects between Yemen and Egypt to serve their common interests.
Yemen and Egypt are the most major Arab State's fish productive countries and
contribute in achieving Arab food security, he added.
The committee will continue its meetings on Monday for discussing the cooperation
in scientific research and marine fishing and to sign the minutes of its 10th
round.
FJ/AF