[07/November/2009]

JEDDAH, Nov. 07 (Saba)- Minister of Tourism Nabil al-Faqih affirmed on Saturday the importance of tourism investment in Yemen as one of the promising sectors as the Yemeni Investment Law provides facilities for investors.

Tourism Minister said during his meeting with a number of businessmen and stakeholders interested in the tourism sector in Jeddah that Yemen is the best environment for tourism owned by the variety of unique tourism attractions.

Al-Faqih also discussed with officials of the Islamic Development Bank a number of issues relating to the financing of joint projects in the field of tourism and mechanism of supporting tourism investment in the Arab world and Yemen, in particular.

SA/AM

Saba