JEDDAH: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir discussed the latest developments in Yemen with his Yemeni counterpart Khalid Al-Yamani who called on him at his office in Riyadh on Wednesday.
The two foreign ministers discussed bilateral ties and the latest regional developments. º£½ÇÖ±²¥ is one of the top donors to the reconstruction program initiated by the UN in Yemen.
A report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released last month showed º£½ÇÖ±²¥ topping donor states to the 2018 UN Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan (UNYHRP) by donating $530.4 million out of a total of $1.54 billion.
The Kingdom also topped donor states outside the UNYHRP 2018 by providing $196 million out of $466.4 million.
º£½ÇÖ±²¥'s ing Salman Center for Humanitarian Aid and Relief (KSRelief) has also continued to provide humanitarian services to Yemenis affected by the ongoing war sparked by Iran-backed Houthi terrorists.
On Wednesday, the Kingdom opened eight new development projects in Yemen as part of its ambitious rebuilding program in the war-torn country.
Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Al-Jaber, who is also supervisor of the Saudi Program for the Reconstruction, laid the foundation stones for the projects in Al-Mahra governorate in the presence of Yemeni President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
The projects will create job opportunities among the Yemeni people.