[19 August 2008]

AMMAN, Aug. 19 (Saba)- Prime Minister Ali Mujuwar arrived in the Jordanian capital, Amman, on Tuesday in a three-day official visit in which he would head the Yemeni side in the meetings of 13th session of Yemeni-Jordanian Joint Higher Committee (YJJHC)which is to be held on Wednesday.

He was received by Jordanian Prime Minister Nadir Abdul-Latif al-Dahabi and other senior governmental officials.

Upon his arrival, he stated to the Jordanian mass media his admiration for the existing cooperation between the two countries and peoples, confirming interest of the two Yemeni and Jordanian governments to continue joint work in various fields to respond to aspirations of the two countries peoples.

Mujuwar pointed out that a number of agreements and cooperation programs
will be signed during this session.

On his side, al-Dahabi described Yemeni-Jordanian relations as significant, considering the meetings of the joint committee an opportunity to discuss mechanism of improving cooperation, in addition to evaluating relations level in various fields.

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Saba