http://www.english.hadhramaut.info Yemen, Malaysia talk investment [The Source: sabanews.net - 07/10/2009] Yemen and Malaysia have held talks in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur that focused on ways to encourage Malaysian investment in Yemen.
During the meeting that gathered Yemen's envoy to Malaysia Abdullah Mohammed al-Muntasir and chairman of the Malaysian Malay Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ali al-Attas, the two countries agreed to strengthen cooperation on small and medium industries as well as technical education. During the meeting that dealt with several topics including practical steps to send a Malaysian expert team to Yemen to look into investment opportunities and take advantage of merits offered small and medium industries development in the country for, the Malaysian chamber voiced its readiness to cooperation on the matter. Moreover, the meeting discussed arrangements for a meeting between chairman of the Malaysian chamber and Yemen's minister of Industry and Trade to discuss arrangements for starting implementation of the project at the existent industrial zones in the provinces of Aden, Lahj, Abyan and Hodeida.