The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Dr. Shaya Zindani met today, Friday, in Baghdad, with the Special Envoy of the Russian President for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov.
The gross domestic product (GDP) in the Eurozone and the European Union (EU) registered a growth of 0.3 percent during the first quarter of the current year compared to the previous quarter.
AMMAN-SABA
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Waed Badhib highly appreciated World Bank (WB) contribution to the development drive in Yemen through its projects portfolio.
His statement came he led the deliberations held today via video conference over the projects portfolio of the (WB) in Yemen.
Regional Director of the WB for Egypt, Yemen and Djibouti Marina Wes and WB Country Director in Yemen Tania Mayer contributed to the discussions.
A number of senior Yemeni officials from the Ministries in charge also engaged in the discussions including Minister of Water Eng. Tawfeeq Asharjabi, Deputy Ministers of Planning and Public Health Dr. Nezar Basoheib and Dr. Abdullah Dahan and several Under-Secretary from different Ministries.
The discussions focused on the technical studies and proposals about the WB direct technical support for the Yemeni government and the institutional capacity building of the ministries and national institutions.