Yemen and Cuba promote ties in environmental matters
Havana, July 10 (RHC) Yemen and Cuba agreed on the need to intensify bilateral cooperation, including the issue of environmental investments.
The matter was discussed during a meeting in Havana between the first deputy minister of Foreign Trade and Investment of Cuba, Ana Teresita González, and the head of Water and Environment of Yemen, Tawfeeq al-Sharjabi. The dialogue was held on the sidelines of the 14th International Convention on Environment and Development of the G-77 plus China.
Al-Sharjabi ratified the importance of the Cuban experience in the elaboration of an economic and investment vision. He noted the need to increase the level of cooperation between the two countries and reactivate the joint committee.
For her part, the Cuban official expressed her country's position of supporting the end of the war in Yemen and advocated expanding bilateral ties.
As part of his stay in Cuba, the Yemeni minister also met with the Cuban Minister of Science, Technology and the Environment, Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya.
During the meeting, both parties discussed the agenda and priorities at the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which will take place at the end of the year in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Al-Sharjabi highlighted the importance of strengthening the partnership in the sphere through the exchange of technical consultations, capacity building and the generation of new knowledge. (Source: PL)
