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VIENNA-SABA
Minister of Public Works and Roads Dr. Maeen Abdulmalik discussed with the Director General of Economic Policies at the Finance Ministry of Austria Harald Waiglein on Thursday humanitarian efforts and more aid to Yemen this year.
Abdulmalik reviewed the economic and financial situations of Yemen and negative impacts left by Houthi Militia's war on the people, effort of the government in normalizing conditions in liberated areas and regaining basic services and challenges facing internally displaced people.
Abdulmalik valued efforts of the Austrian Government it provided in 2017.
For his part, the Austrian official confirmed that his country plans to assign funds for humanitarian process in Yemen.
He pointed to possibility of training Yemeni financial cadre in an Austrian institute.