YEMEN, SOMALIA TO SIGN UNDERSTANDING MEMO IN FISHERIES SECTOR

SANA'A, Nov. 18 (Saba) - Yemen and Somalia discussed on Wednesday mutual cooperation relations in fisheries sector in the light of the memorandum of understanding to be signed in the coming days.

The memo of understanding which is to be signed during the visit of a Somali delegation headed by Somali First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resource Abdulrahman Ibbi aims at promoting the joint cooperation between the two countries in different fisheries fields.

A meeting gathered Prime Minister Ali Mujawar with the Somali Minister reviewed the latest development in Somalia and the efforts of the Somali government to achieve security and stability in the country.

Mujawar affirmed Yemen's firm and positive position for the efforts to ensure security and peace in Somalia, expressing the country's keenness to enhance the cooperation with Somalia in several fields including the fisheries one.

For his part, Ibbi praised Yemen's support for Somalia, expressing the appreciation of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government for the humanitarian actions of Yemeni government towards Somali refugees.

He also reviewed the results of his negotiations with officials in Fisheries Ministry on developing cooperation mechanisms in order to achieve the integration between the two countries.

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