Establishing Yemeni-Malaysian businessmen council significant:

SANA'A, Dec. 20 (Saba) - Prime Minister Ali Mujawar emphasized on
Saturday the significance of establishing a Yemeni-Malaysian
businessmen council to coordinate economic efforts between both
countries.

During his meeting with the Malaysian Malay Chamber of Commerce's
President Ali al-Aattas, Mujawar highlighted the potential means for
developing economic and investment partnership between Yemen and
Malaysia.

The meeting also discussed ways to enhance cooperation relations in
various services, productivity and investment sectors as well as
increasing volume of future trade exchange between the two
countries.

The recent preparations for the Malaysian cultural festival in Yemen
to be held in the 2nd half of 2009 were dealt with during the
meeting. Al-Alattas made clear that the festival would be held
yearly in both Sana'a and Kuala Lumpur.

He talked about the Malaysian Chamber of Commerce's plan to improve
trade and investment relations between the two countries.