At the meeting with the Russian delegation led by chairman of the Russian Upper House Seregi Mironov, currently visiting Yemen, prime minister Ali Mujawar called for the establishment of a Yemeni-Russian businessmen council, Saba reported. He said the council will work to expand economic and trade relations between the two countries as well as encouraging the two countries businessmen to establish joint investment projects in the existence of promising investment opportunities in both countries. Muawar also discussed with the delegation aspects of bilateral cooperation particularly in the fields of economy, investment and trade at public and private levels. Mujawar renewed Yemen's call on Russian companies to invest in Yemen, assuring them they will receive special care. He said there are a lot of opportunities to raise the trade volume between Yemen and Russia. At the meeting, Mujawar reviewed improvements Yemen has made either in the political area or comprehensive national reforms and fighting corruption and measures to improve the investment climate in the country. For his part, Mironov hailed achievements Yemen has made in various fields and touched on the Yemeni government's intention to enhance public participation through the president Ali Abdullah Saleh's initiative to amend constitution under which the parliamentary system would be converted into a two houses system.
