THE SAUDI YEMENI JOINT TECHNICAL TEAM STARTED IN JEDDAH TONIGHT ITS 4TH MEETING TO DISCUSS WAYS OF FLOW OF GOODS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. ON THE SAUDI SIDE, THE MEETING WAS LED BY ABDULLAH BIN ABDULRAHMAN ALHOMOODI, UNDERSECRETARY OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS WHILE THE YEMENI SIDE WAS CHAIRED BY IQBAL YASSIN BAHADER, UNDERSECRARY OF THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE FOR COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS. ADDRESSING THE OPENING SESSION, ALHOMOODI SAID THE TRADE EXCHANGE SIZE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES HIKED FROM SR2498 MILLION IN 2004 TO SR3261 MILLION IN 2005, AN INCREASE OF 30.5 PERCENT. HE ATTRIBUTED THIS TO THE CONTINUING COOPERATION AMONG THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BODIES IN THE TWO COUNTRIES UNDER THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE LEADERSHIPS OF THE TWO NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES. THE MEETING IS SCHEDULED TO DISCUSS MATTERS RELATING TO TRADE, TRANSPORT, CUSTOMS AND AGRICULTURE AND WAYS OF EXPANDING EXPORTS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES.
