Pakistani official hails Yemeni efforts in combating piracy

SANA'A, April 01 (Saba)
- A Pakistani senior military official has commended the efforts of the Yemeni
marines
and coastguard forces in combating piracy in the region.

During his meeting with Aden governor Adnan al-Jeffri, the commander of the
Pakistani marine formation Brigadier Mukhtar Khan visiting Yemen currently said
that there are
many opportunities to reinforce cooperation between marine forces and coastguard
forces in the two countries, particularly in training and expertise exchange.
Khan said that the existence of the Pakistani marine units in the Arabian Sea and
Indian Ocean is a part of the international coalition there to combat piracy in the
region.
During the meeting attending by Pakistani ambassador to Yemen Syed Khawaja, Aden
governor Adnan al-Jeffri said that the visit aims to enhance the security and
military cooperation
between Yemen and Pakistan.
Al-Jeffri called on the Pakistani private sector to invest in Aden governorate.
In return, Khawaja affirmed the Pakistani government's keenness to prompt the
Pakistani companies to invest in Aden that would widen the commercial cooperation
between Yemen
and Pakistan.
He voiced his country's desire to strengthen cooperation in educational area,
saying that the Pakistani University is to be inaugurated in Sana'a in April.
Worth to mention is that the Pakistani formation arrived in Aden on Tuesday and
consists of a hydrographic survey and Research vessel "Behr Paima", Frigates
"Tariq" and
the submarine "Hashmat".
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