Major General Ahmed Saeed Bin Brik, Vice President of the Southern Transitional Council, stressed the necessity of securing existing investment projects and projects under construction, facilitating procedures for investors, and creating a safe and more stable investment environment in various fields.

This came during his chairmanship today, Wednesday, in the capital, Aden, of a meeting that included Major General Ali Al-Bishi, Commander of the Southern Ground Forces, Major General Fadl Hassan, Commander of the Fourth Military Region, Major General Saleh Ali, Commander of Joint Operations, Head of the Security Department, Brigadier General Ahmed Hassan, and Professor Abu Bakr Baabid, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, businessman Sheikh Nasser Ali Al-Essayi, and a number of security and military figures and leaders, in which he directed the formation of a joint committee to investigate investors’ complaints and overcome investment difficulties.

The Vice President of the Transitional Council stressed preventing obstacles facing investors, and working to encourage investment because of its positive impact on the national economy and the many benefits that citizens in the various governorates of the south will reap.

During the meeting, Mr. Abu Bakr Baabid, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, touched on the importance and role of the private sector in developing the economy, stressing that there will be a demand for investment by foreign investors, when they see the investments of local merchants at home in a safe and stable environment.

The meeting addressed a number of topics and points that focus on creating the appropriate climate for a successful investment environment through joint cooperation between military and security institutions, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the private sector.