Yemen, WB discuss fisheries cooperation ties

SANA'A, Oct. 03 (Saba)- Minister of
Fisheries Mohammed Shamlan held Saturday talks with World Bank's Officer of Rural
Development,
Water and Environment in Sana'a Naji Abu Hatem on the ways of strengthening
cooperation between the two sides in the fisheries sector.
During the meeting, Fisheries Minister praised the support provided by the WB for
fisheries sector in Yemen, particularly contributing to financing the draft
fisheries management
(fish project V) which aims to the rehabilitation of fisheries infrastructure in the
coastal provinces.
For his part, Abu Hatem affirmed the WB's keenness to rehabilitate and develop the
fisheries sector as one of the promising sectors for supporting the national
economy and
development process in Yemen.
SA/AM