Yemen, Somalia discuss fishery cooperation ties

SANA'A, Feb. 09 (Saba) - Yemen and Puntland State of Somalia
discussed here on Monday cooperation fishery aspects and possible
procedures reduce hazards of piracy against fishermen's boats.

Minister of Wealth Fisheries Mohammed Shamlan held talks with
Puntland State Security Minister Abdullahi Said Samatar and Interior
Minister Abdullahi Ahmed on activating the understanding memorandum
between Yemen and the state in fishery field signed in 2007.

During the meeting, two technical committees were formed from the
two sides to draft a cooperation protocol to contribute in
protecting fishermen's boats in the Yemeni and Somali territorial
waters from piracy acts.

Shamlan assured the depth of bilateral ties between Yemen and
Somalia, confirming the significance of activating the fishery
cooperation areas between the two countries.

BA/AF