Islamic Development Bank to contribute to Saada reconstruction

SANA'A, June 14
(Saba) - The Islamic Development Bank pledged on Monday to contribute to the
reconstruction
efforts in the affected areas due to the insurgency war in the province of Saada.
This came in the minutes of the visit of the Bank's mission in charge of assessing
the urgent needs for Saada reconstruction, which was signed between Yemen and the
Bank
on Monday.
The minutes ,signed by the Undersecretary of Ministry of Planning and International
Cooperation Abdullah al-Shatir and Yemen's Official at the Bank Ahmed al-Sadiq,
included
providing some immediate needs of the province to assist in the return of the
displaced people to their homes and to contribute to the efforts of reconstruction
in the affected
areas.
In a meeting gathered Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Abdul
Karim al-Arhabi and the Bank's mission, the two sides reviewed a number of issues
related
to the bilateral cooperation between Yemen and the Bank and means of boosting them
to serve the common goals.
They discussed the current efforts exerted by the government to expedite the
reconstruction of the affected areas due to the last insurgency war in Saada
province.
Al-Arhabi praised the Bank's contributions to supporting the reconstruction efforts
and enhancing the efforts aiming to tackle the social and humanitarian conditions
in
Saada.
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