Yemeni agricultural exports to KSA commenced [Archives:2003/677/Local News]

Sana'a, 12 Oct._ A technical delegation from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia arrived in Yemen on Saturday 11 October to study the possibility of exporting Yemeni agricultural products to Saudi markets.
The delegation consisted of representatives of the Kingdom ministries of agriculture, health, industry as well as the general administration for laboratory and quality.
The Saudi delegation met with ministers of agriculture and irrigation, industry and trade and made a number of visits to establishments and agricultural production centers in Sana’a, Taiz, al-Hudaida and Ibb.
The delegation also paid a visit to the general body for specifications and standardization, veterinary laboratories and a number of agricultural exports centers.
Dr. Ahmed bin Abdulhamid al-Oafi general manager for laboratories and quality control in the Kingdom explained in a press statement that the visit would lead to developing trade exchange between Yemen and KSA.
The visit comes as a follow-up of the ministerial meeting held last August on discussing the issue of exporting Yemeni vegetables and fruits to the Saudi markets.
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