Lifting ban on air cargo from Yemen to US discussed
The Source: SANA'A/hadharamaut.info/sabanews.net - 22/01/2011
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Minister of Transport Khalid al-Wazir discussed here on Saturday with the U.S. deputy ambassador to Yemen Elizabeth Richard the underway arrangements to lift the ban on air freight from Yemen to the U.S.. At the meeting, al-Wazir and Richard touched upon areas of bilateral cooperation between the two friendly countries, especially in the field of airports security and training of the Sana'a International Airport's staff.Al-Wazir confirmed the Transport Ministry's great interest in the modernization and development of security devices in the Yemeni airports, where new and advanced devices have been provided to strengthen security procedures. He praised the American support provided in this side.The Yemeni government has received a number of American and European teams on airports security, which got acquainted with the actions taken in the Yemeni airports to ensure their conformity with the international standards and conditions of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), al-Wazir pointed out.For her part, the U.S. diplomat praised the actions and steps taken in the Yemeni airport security, affirming the depth of bilateral relations between the two countries in various developmental, economic and trade areas.
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