Trade Minister calls manufacturers to produce goods compliant with standards [Archives:2007/1063/Local News]

SANA'A, June 26 ) At the opening of the First Exhibition of National Products staged in Sana'a International Exhibition Center known as Shumailah, Minister of Supply and Trade Yahya bin Yahya Al-Mutwakel called, last Monday, the national manufacturers to produce goods, that comply with the international standards, and commit themselves to quality.

The exhibition, due to last for six days, was organized by the Ministry of Supply and Trade together with Yemen International Company for Exhibitions and International Conferences. It is worth-mentioning that 35 national companies participated in the exhibition, including ten government-owned companies.

Al-Mutawkel indicated that such an exhibition, being the first of its type in Yemen, aims at supporting the private sector, which plays a pivotal role in development, helps strengthening the economy, and alleviates unemployment.

He also noted that his Ministry is working on expanding the national matrix of standards. Further, he called on manufacturers to comply with the national standards as well as the Gulf ones in order to make Yemeni products capable enough of rivaling other products in the Gulf and international markets.

Moreover, Al-Mutawkel announced his Ministry's intention to imprint all Yemeni products with “Made in Yemen””