SALEH HONORED WITH FIRST-CLASS LOYALTY ORDER BY ARAB UNION

SANA'A, Nov. 05 (Saba) - On behalf of President Ali Abdullah Saleh,
minister of Transport Khalid Ibrahim al-Wazeer was awarded on
Thursday the first-class loyalty order by the Arab Transport and
Communication Workers' Union.

The order has been given to Saleh in recognition of his role in
supporting the union's efforts and programs aimed at improving its
performance in the best interest of Arab transport and communication
workers within the union, President of the union Owaidat Khalaf
Allah said.

The awarding took place during the meeting that gathered al-Wazeer
and President of Khalaf Allah in Sana'a.

Khalaf Allah arrived in Yemen on Wednesday accompanied by a union
delegation.

The goal of the visit was to discuss with Yemeni officials the
bilateral relationship between Yemen and the union.

He expressed the union's support for Yemen to face all challenges,
first and foremost economic obstacles. Al-Wazeer appreciated the
awarding saying: It comes to reveal what the union has for President
Saleh.

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