Turkey, WB Intend to Increase Aid to Yemen

Turkey intends to raise the ceiling of its aid to Yemen in the future and to finance several infrastructure projects in the country, the Turkish ambassador to Yemen said.

During his meeting with Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Mohammed al-Sa'adi, Fazli Corman expressed the Turkish government's willingness to provide all aspects of assistances required to support the political process in Yemen.

The Minister praised the keenness shown by the Turkish government to develop the bilateral cooperation areas with Yemen, stressing the Yemeni government's adherence to strengthen cooperation with Turkey.

Al-Sa'adi and Corman discussed several issues related to the projects the Turkish government intends to fund in many economic sectors in Yemen. In this regard, the Minister reiterated Yemen's welcome to Turkish investments.

On the other hand, the World Bank's (WB) country manager to Yemen expressed the Bank's intention to provide new financial resources for Yemen.

During his meeting with Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Mohammed al-Sa'adi, Wael Zakout accentuated the WB's keenness to continue its aid to Yemen during the transition phase and to contribute to support efforts aiming to implement the outcomes of the National Dialogue Conference (NDC).

Al-Sa'adi reviewed with Zakout a number of issues pertaining to the mutual cooperation between Yemen and the WB and ways to enhance them to achieve the common goals.