Iran, Yemen Stress Cooperation in All Areas
Iranian Embassy in Sana’a reported that the Yemeni speaker called for expansion of strategic ties between Tehran and Sana’a and regional states, and stressed on implementation of agreements signed earlier between the two countries.
For his part, Kamalian expressed hope about the implementation of the agreements saying that cooperation in various areas will consolidate the national interests of the two nations.
He said that the officials of both countries are determined to expand bilateral diplomatic, economic and cultural ties.
Iran and Yemen have shown a firm political resolve to boost bilateral ties. President Khatami visited Yemen last May during which the two states signed seven documents to cooperate on security, trade, development, culture and shipping.
The agreements were signed in the presence of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Khatami who was on the first visit by an Iranian president to Sana’a since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
The security agreement was inked by Iranian Interior Minister Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari and his Yemeni counterpart al-Alimi, in which the two sides stressed the need for fighting drugs and organized crimes.
Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi and his opposite counterpart al-Qirbi signed the memorandum of understanding for development assistance to pave the way for strengthening of the two countries’ economic progress.
Minister of Agriculture Jihad Mahmoud Hojjati, signed the MoU for economic and financial cooperation on behalf of Iran. Yemen’s Finance Minister Alawi al-Salami put his seal on the accord which also includes banking cooperation.