Parliament approves agreements [Archives:2002/40/Local News]

In its session presided over by its speaker Sheik Abdullah Bin Hussein AL-Ahmar, the parliament has approved an agreement among eastern Arab countries to give Yemen more facilities in exchanging tourism and commercial activities with neighboring Arab countries.
The parliament has also approved the agreement of the Arab great free zone area and its execution program to enhance trade between Arab countries. Members of the parliament have also approved the final draft of the Child Rights Law.
The parliament also ratified the loan agreement for the engineering services project for roads which was signed between the government of Yemen and the Saudi Fund for Development valued at 22.5 million Saudi rials. The parliament discussed the loan agreement in the light of a report by the joint houses committees.
The parliament approved a number of other agreements including the development loan agreement to finance the water and sanitation project for urban centers valued at one USD 130 million. The parliament has discussed the objectives of the two agreements and heard the government’s arguments.

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