Basindwa values highly Chinese medical support to Yemen

Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basindwa met here on Saturday with the Chinese medical delegation, visiting Yemen currently to perform gratis medical operations in some governorates. Chinese ambassador to Yemen Chang Hwa briefed the Premier on the free of charge medical activities the 40 doctor-delegation will carry out in governorates of Ibb, Taiz and Hadramout. Another Chinese medical delegation of 60 doctors will visit Yemen in the coming June, Hwa added. He said that the number of the Chinese doctors, who have worked in Yemen so far, reached over 3,400, stressing that the Chinese-Yemeni relations are historical began in 1966, when the first Chinese medical delegation visited Yemen. China and Yemen are important countries in Asia and cooperation between them is very important for the benefit of both countries and peoples, the Chinese ambassador said, expressing appreciation of Yemen's support for the unity of the Chinese territories. Hwa hailed the achievements the Yemeni government has made so far, stressing that China backs the national reconciliation and the ongoing transition in Yemen. The Prime Minister valued highly the Chinese support to Yemen, particularly in medical field, saying that the relationship between Yemen and China is very long-standing and being boosted constantly. Basindwa voiced confidence that China would play bigger economic role in the country through its investments to enhance the partnership between the two countries, confirming Yemen's keenness to benefit from the advanced Chinese experience in the field of development and economic renaissance. The Chinese delegation also met with Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Mohammed al-Sa'adi, who praised the keenness the Chinese government showed in supporting the stability and development trends in Yemen. After he was briefed on the medical activities the Chinese delegation intends to carry out in the country, the Minister expressed that Yemeni government's commitment to facilitate the voluntary humanitarian mission of the Chinese delegation in Yemen.