President Saleh receives DED official

SANA’A, Mar. 15 (Saba)- President Ali Abdullah Saleh received here on Wednesday Director General of Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst-DED (German Development Service corporation) who is currently visiting Yemen on the occasion of passing 25 years of Yemeni-German corporation.

In the meeting, they discussed fields of the mutual cooperation between Yemen and Germany.

The German official briefed president Saleh on the activities of the corporation in financing health and water sectors in the country.

President Saleh highlighted the level of the Yemeni-German ties, appreciating assistance offered by the German government to promote democracy and development in Yemen. He praised role of the corporation in enhancing development in Yemen.

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SABA