Morocco, Yemen probe fisheries cooperation

Moroccan minister of fisheries, Tayeb Rhafes, met in Rabat Thursday Yemeni peer, Ali Hassan El Ahmadi, on means to enhance cooperation in the sector.

During the meeting, Rhafes stressed the need for Morocco and Yemen to prospect all cooperation and partnership opportunities to make their economic relations match the excellent political ties.

The fisheries sector is an appropriate field for partnership and cooperation between the two fisheries resources-rich Arab states, he added.

The Yemeni minister said his country is interested in Morocco's important experience in fisheries research, training, investment and control.

The Yemeni official will meet next Monday in Casablanca members of the Moroccan industrial federation (CGEM/employers association) and members of the sea industry federation.

According to a communique from CGEM, Yemen is Morocco's 104th ranking customer and 78th provider with imports worth 9.58 million Dirhams (US$ 958,000), and 22.31 million Dirham (US$ 2 million) of exports (2001 statistics).

Morocco's exports to Yemen consist mainly of food, pneumatic and ready-to-wear and lead, and imports comprise cotton and unprocessed leather.