Minister of State in the German Foreign Office, Concludes His Official Visit to Yemen [Archives:2000/10/Local News]

The Minister of the State in the German Foreign Office, Dr. Christopher Zopel, who arrived in Sana’a on March 2, concluded his official visit which took place in a warm and cordial atmosphere. He met Foreign Minister, Abdulkader Ba Jamal and Prime Minister, Dr. Al-Erani.
As Dr. Zopel emphasized, his visit aimed at further strengthening the excellent relations between Yemen, and the Federal Republic of Germany. He appreciated the successful process of democratization and of pluralism in Yemen. in this context, he assured his interlocutors that Germany will support Yemen’s efforts to be included into the so-called EU Barcelona process thus giving this country better opportunities to benefit from programs of the European Commission and, at the same time, opening the way for deepening the exchange among the Arab states. Dr. Zopel further proposed to the Yemeni Government to establish an Institute for International Political Studies, so far not existing in Yemen.
He said that there are a number of economic projects will be launched in important cities in Yemen. He added that the volume of assistance to Yemen during the year 2000 is 40 million DM.
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