[01/July/2009]

SANA'A, June 01 (Saba) –Ministry of Fishery Wealth and World Bank signed on Wednesday a memorandum of understanding to implement the 2nd phase of the 5th fishery project.

The agreement was signed by Mohammad Shamlan and Water, Environment and Rural Development Officer at World Bank Office in Yemen Naji Abu Hatem.

It aims to prepare the timetable and projects which to be carried out during the project's 2nd phase of the completion of infrastructure components, wave breakers and fish berths in the main fish unloading locations, in addition to other service projects.

The Ministry's Permanent Consulting and Training Center signed also with the World Bank a training agreement for the cooperative fisheries and Fishery Cooperative Union's branches at the cost of $ 5000 thousand.

The agreement includes training of 280 fishermen from different cooperative fisheries societies and the Union's branches on the administrative, financial, technical and other aspects.

FJ/MA