http://www.english.hadhramaut.info Yemen and Kuwait sign 10 cooperation deals [The Source: www.sabanews.net - 8/2/2009] At the first session of the first meeting of the joint ministerial committee, Yemen and Kuwait have signed 10 contracts on cooperation in the security, cultural, tourist, and economic areas besides agreements for technical cooperation. The two countries also signed an agreement for the setting up of a joint ministerial committee and a deal for cooperation in the field of Islamic affairs. Moreover, the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry struck a deal. The cultural agreement calls for cooperation in documentation and training and the exchange of publications and information as well as experts. Opening the first session, Minister of Foreign Abu Bakr al-Qirbi hailed the Yemeni-Kuwaiti developed relations, saying the meeting of the joint committee comes to demonstrate the interest of the two countries in pushing forward the bilateral relationship. Preparatory meetings for the joint ministerial committee were held last month in Aden. Last year, the two countries agreed on the establishment of a joint committee on the path to promote mutual cooperation.