Yemen, S. Korea launch maritime geologica survey programme
The Source: ADEN,/hadharamaut.info/sabanews.net - 03/01/2011
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Yemen and South Korea launched on Monday in business capital Aden a cooperative maritime geology programme that aims to develop the city's maritime geological management.
The programme includes three training courses for the Aden Maritime Geology Authority staff for 17 days. The first training will focus on maritime geological survey and will be implemented in cooperation with the Coast Guard.The second training will study sediments and coastal changes, while the third will analyze the outcomes of the maritime survey currently conducted in Aden.Head of the authority Ismail al Janad stressed the importance of the programme to familiarize with the ingredients of national maritime geology as well as training Yemeni concerned authorities with help from S. Korean experts.The programme is very important at a time when Yemen is seeking better management of minerals wealth, he said, pointing out that the authority plans to establish a maritime geological center in cooperation with S. Korea.For his part, Munassar al Haj, director of Aden Maritime Geological Management, said that cooperation with S. Korea aims to build the capacity of Yemeni cadres and improve infrastructure through providing necessary equipment as well as conducting studies and maps on minerals and sediments in Yemeni seas.
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