Mujawar opens IOR-ARC meeting
The Source: SANA'A/ hadhramaut.info/sabanews.net - 05/08/2010
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Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Mujawar confirmed Yemen's keenness on enhancing and revitalizing areas of cooperation between the members of The Indian Ocean Rim-Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC).
During the inauguration of the 10th meeting of foreign ministers, Mujawar said that the meeting assumes the significance in light of regional and international circumstances, including piracy in the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean."One of the most important steps to achieve the security in the region is to restore security situations in Somalia and strengthen its capacities necessary to counter piracy", Mujawar said.He expressed confidence in the success of this meeting, hoping its results would share aspirations and goals of the countries and peoples of the associations.The IOR-ARC, initially known as the Indian Ocean Rim Initiative, is an international organization with 18 member states.It was first established in Mauritius on March 1995 and formally launched on 6–7 March 1997.The Association disseminates information on trade and investment regimes, with a view to helping the region's business community better understand the impediments to trade and investment within the region.
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