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In its regular meeting headed by Prime Minister MaeenAbdulmalik in Aden on Wednesday,the Cabinet reviewed a number of developments and reports on its agenda related to issues and conditions at the political, military, service and development levels.
The Cabinet looked into the Immigration and Passport Authority's request to print one million ordinary passports, 15,000 temporary travel documents and 300 thousand entry visas.
It approved the formation of a committee membered by the Ministry of Interior, the Immigration and Passports Authority and the Ministry of Finance to study the request and submit a comprehensivereport to the Cabinet, including financial and technical analysis of the printing, within one week of its date.
The Cabinet also listened to a report from the Minister of Transport on the preparation of Aden airport as per the international technical specifications and standards to enable it provide its sovereign services for air navigation.
The Cabinet authorized the ministers of Finance and Transport to follow up on the adoption of the estimated budget of the General Authority for Civil Aviation and Meteorology, which was prepared in the light of the directives of the Prime Minister to ensure the continuity of the work of the Authority and keepthe airports operational in all the governorates.