[17/March/2010]

SANA'A, March 17 (Saba)- Yemen and Tunisia signed on Wednesday minutes of the first meeting of the Yemeni-Tunisian Joint Technical Committee in the area of public works and roads.

The minutes includes training opportunities between both countries, supporting technical and engineering cooperation through the exchange of visits between two sides, promoting cooperation in the areas of planning, design, construction and maintenance of roads and bridges.

It was signed by Director General of Supervision and Follow-up Department of the Ministry of Public Works and Roads Khalid Ba Shamakh and the Tunisian Director of the the General Administration of Bridges and Roads Nabil Ben-Ghali.

After signing minutes, Minister of Public Works and Roads Umar al-Kurshomi pointed out to deep relations between the two countries,affirming the importance of such a distinctive relationship in areas of joint cooperation.

For his part, the Tunisian ambassador in Sana'a Tawfiq Jabar expressed his country's keenness to develop bilateral relations between the two countries in various fields.

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Saba