YEMENI PRESIDENT ALI ABDULLAH SALEH RECEIVED HERE YESTERDAY SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE ARAB GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (GCC) ABDULRAHMAN AL-ATIYYAH. THEY REVIEWED ASPECTS OF COOPERATION BETWEEN YEMEN AND THE GCC STATES IN VARIOUS DOMAINS. THE GCC IS MADE UP OF SAUDI ARABIA, THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, KUWAIT, QATAR, BAHRAIN AND OMAN. SPEAKING ON THE OCCASION, AL-ATIYYAH HIGHLIGHTED THE OUTCOME OF THE LONDON DONORS CONFERENCE, AND REITERATED THE ADHERENCE OF THE GCC STATES TO THE DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE CONFERENCE THROUGH EXTENDING THE REQUIRED SUPPORT TO THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN YEMEN. AL-ATIYYAH BRIEFED SALEH ON THE ON-GOING ARRANGEMENTS FOR CONVENING A CONFERENCE FOR EXPLORING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN YEMEN, DUE TO BE HELD IN SANAA NEXT FEBRUARY. AL-ATIYYAH CONFIRMED THE KEENNESS OF THE GCC AND YEMEN ON MAKING THE CONFERENCE SUCCESSFUL. ON HIS PART, SALEH EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR THE HEARTFELT FEELINGS SPELT OUT BY THE GCC LEADERS AT THEIR RECENT SUMMIT HELD IN RIYADH UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES, KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ. SALEH SAID THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT REFLECTS THE KEENNESS OF THE GCC LEADERS ON REHABILITATION OF THE YEMENI ECONOMY AND ENABLING IT TO INTEGRATE ALONG WITH THE GCC ECONOMIES IN A MANNER THAT REALIZES THE DESIRED INTEGRATION AND PARTNERSHIP. THE YEMENI PRESIDENT WELCOMED THE GULF INVESTMENTS IN YEMEN AND SAID ALL REQUIRED GUARANTEES WILL BE EXTENDED TO THEM.
