President Saleh meets WB General Manager

WASHINGTON, June 08, (Saba)- President Ali Abdullah Saleh held talks here Tuesday with the General Manager of the World Bank on cooperation between Yemen and the bank. They discussed Yemen’s WB-supervised programs of financial and administrative reforms. The WB official expressed feelings towards Yemen’s march achieved in the field of development, but pledged further World Bank support for development and economic reforms in Yemen. President Saleh is in Washington with Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qerbi in his accompanying delegation. He is due to participate in G-8 Summit to which he was invited by US President George W. Bush. The 3-day summit, scheduled to begin Tuesday in the event venue of Sea Island- a resort off the Georgia coast- is likely to discuss global economy and Middle East issues. AA/AA SABA