[25 November 2008]

SANA'A, Nov. 25 (Saba) - On  the fringes of the First Arab Cultural Festival 2008, Arab states and India are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding for the setting up of the Arab-Indian Cooperation Forum.

The draft agreement for the forum was approved at the last Arab Foreign ministers meeting in Cairo.

Yemen's participation in the 1st Arab cultural festival 2008, which would be held early next month in India's capital, New Delhi, will include artistic and dancing shows of Yemeni folklore as well as holding plastic art, heritage and images of various Yemeni areas exhibitions.

At the festival, which will take place on 2-7 December under the patronage of the Arab League, and Yemeni cultural activities would be held that will include displaying some Yemeni authors books.

Deputy Minister of Culture, who will lead the Yemeni delegation for the event, Ahmed Salem al Qadi said that Yemen's participation in the festival comes in response to the invitation of the Indian government represented by the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the Indian Center for Cultural Relations and Chamber of Commerce.
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Saba