Minister of Education Abdul Salam al-Jaufi held a meeting on Sunday with the director of US Agency for International Development (USAID) in Yemen and political and economic attaché at US embassy in Sana'a, according to Saba. The meeting focused on support presented by the agency in field of education in Mareb, Shabwa, Hadramout, Rimah and Hodeidah provinces within the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) at sum of $ 30 million. The minister expressed appreciation for the USAID support to improve basic education in Yemen. The USAID director valued efforts of the ministry to enhance the education process in the country.