SANA'A, July 02 (Saba) - Japan has decided to increase its development aid to Yemen in spite of the international conditions, Undersecretary of Planning and International Cooperation Ministry Hisham Sharaf said on Thursday.

He told the state-run 26 September that the Japanese government will announce the increased amount after concluding the annual talks between Yemen and Japan to be held next Sunday.

Sharaf, head of the Yemeni side at the talk session, said that the annual talks would review cooperation file between the two friendly countries and support requested by some ministries and the priority sectors that will get the Japanese support next year.

The current Japanese support is between $ 15 – 25 million annually focusing on sectors of agriculture, schools, safe drinking water, technical and vocational training and public health in addition to the technical support to support Yemeni capabilities in areas of Demining, marine safety and combating piracy in Gulf of Aden, Sharaf said.

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