Saudi Trade Promotion office opened in Sanaa

Sanaa, June 30, SPA -- Undersecretary of the Ministry of Commerce and
Industry for External Trade Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Al-Homoudi and
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Planning and International
Cooperation Husham Sharaf co-opened in Sanaa today the Saudi Trade
Promotion Office.

Members of the Saudi side in the Preparatory Committee of the Saudi
Yemeni Coordination Council also attended the event.

Addressing the gathering, Al-Homoudi said the move reflects the
extent of the interest of the Saudi and Yemeni leaderships in
promoting commercial relations between the two countries.

He said the office is a fruit of the efforts of the Saudi Yemeni
Coordination Council, under the auspices of Crown Prince Sultan bin
Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation
and Inspector General.

Among the priorities of the office is to promote commercial relations
between the two countries and supervise the welfare of Saudi and
Yemeni businessmen.

Both the Saudi ambassador to Yemen Ali bin Mohammed Al-Hamdan and the
Yemeni ambassador to the Kingdom Mohammed Ali Mohsen Al-Ahwal made
remarks on the event.
--SPA