FM HEADS FOR UAE, CARRYING SALEH'S LETTER

SANA'A,Dec.15(Saba)- Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi flew on
Tuesday to the UAE heading our country delegation to partake in the
2nd round of Yemeni-Emirates joint committee to be kicked off later
in Abu Dhabi.

During his visit, al-Qirbi noted that he would deliver a letter
from President Ali Abdullah Saleh to his UAE counterpart Sheikh
Khalifa bin Zaid Al Nahyan, which deals with the bilateral relations
between the two brotherly countries and means of boosting them.

In the round, a number of agreements and protocols would be signed,
topped by a memo of understanding between Yemen and Abu Dhabi Fund
for Development to use the UAE grant of $650 million to contribute
funding developmental projects in the country, al-Qirbi made it
clear to Saba.

The foreign minister pointed out that he would meet a number of the
UAE officials to discuss the bilateral cooperation between the two
countries and the developments at the Arab and international arena.

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