http://www.english.hadhramaut.info Friends of Yemen Group ends Abu Dhabi meeting [The Source: abu-dhabi/hadhramaut.info/sabanews.net - 30/03/2010] Friends of Yemen Group concluded on Tuesday its first meeting in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi. Deputy Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Hisham Sharaf, head of the Yemeni delegation to the meeting, said the meeting issued a final statement including the duties of the group members and calling on the members to conduct studies and mechanisms in two weeks on their roles and duties.For his part, General Director of International Co-operation at the Ministry of Planning and International Co-operation Nabil Shaiban said that the meeting aimed at discussing and reviewing a program for supporting Yemen on urgent administrative and economic reforms that can help face challenges, mainly economically and financially including increasing budget deficit.Speaking to the media following the event that has drawn large media coverage, Shaiban said the current economic situation in Yemen pushes Yemen and donors to speed action to diversify income and budget resources, particularly non-oil sectors.The meeting stemmed from the January 27 Summit in London and Riyadh February Conference on Yemen and will be followed by other meetings on development and other challenges in the country including one in Riyadh in May.During the first day meeting, Yemen presented a speech highlighting economic challenges and touching upon economic and social plans and programs carried out in the last decades.The speech also highlighted the reform priorities in Yemen topped by good governance and boosting the national economy.In the meeting, the United Arab Emirates, the host, reiterated commitment to coordinating and collaborating with other countries to support Yemen.