GCC support to Yemen discussed: al-Qirbi says
The Source: SANA'A/ hadhramaut.info/sabanews.net - 23/06/2010
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Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi returned home on Wednesday after taking part in the meeting of Foreign Ministers of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Yemen held in Tuesday in Manama, the Bahraini capital. Al-Qirbi told Saba the meeting has touched on several issues, topped by Yemen's relations with GCC's states, their development support to Yemen, accelerating the implementation of the approved projects and their funds have been already allocated in addition to create new implementation mechanisms.The ministers decided to consider these issues with the GCC secretary general in another meeting to be held in July, Foreign Minster said.Yemeni labor issue has been discussed in the meeting and the efforts that Yemen could make with the GCC's states to allow the Yemeni labor works in their states.Moreover, the ministers also reviewed the GCC's states support for Yemen under the "Yemen's Friends Group", for 2011 – 2015 fourth five-year plan and for propping up the government to alleviate the state's budget deficit, al-Qirbi said.
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