Yemen to take part in Arab Economic Council meetings

SANA'A , Aug. 27 (Saba) - Yemen
is to partake next week in an extraordinary meeting for the Arab Economic and Social
council
to be held in the Egyptian capital Cairo, preceding a regular meeting of the Council
of Arab Economic Unity.

Speaking to the state-run 26 sept.net on Thursday, Trade and Industry Minister
Yahya al-Mutawakel made it clear that the extraordinary meeting would discuss the
reconstruction
of the economic council in order to strengthen its role in the next phase in the
light of a suggestion of the General secretariat and states members in Arab league.
The Minister added that Yemen had suggested to complete the reconstruction in
consideration of combining the Economic Council into the Council of Arab Economic
Unity due
to overlapping in their specialties and functions.
"There are some suggestions to set up a council of developing Arab states in the
framework of the Arab League in order to support their economic and take care their
development
conditions", al-Mutawakel added.
He also said that Yemen would present a suggestion to set up an Arab fisheries
ministerial council for developing the fisheries sector on the regional and
international
level.
MD/YA