Riyadh, Rabi'I 4, 1440, Nov 12, 2018, SPA -- Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Negotiations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr. Abdulaziz bin Hamad Al-Owaisheq held a meeting here today with the Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of the Republic of Yemen Dr. Mohammed Al-Saadi. The meeting falls within the framework of the efforts of the GCC secretariat general to implement the resolution No. 36th of the GCC member states' leaders' summit, held in December 2015, on the preparations for an international conference for reconstruction of Yemen, development of a practical program to rehabilitate the Yemeni economy and facilitate its integration with the overall Gulf economy. The meeting also tackled progress of the development projects submitted by the GCC countries and regional funds and urgent development needed by Yemen, in many sectors. At the end of the meeting, Al-Saadi expressed appreciation of the efforts exerted for Yemen, by the GCC countries, through supporting development projects, especially those directly related to the Yemeni citizen's life, such as energy, water and health. -- SPA 19:04 LOCAL TIME 16:04 GMT 0024 www.spa.gov.sa/w785951