http://www.almotamar.net صحيفة إلكترونية يومية تصدر عن حزب المؤتمر الشعبي العام (اليمن) http://www.almotamar.net/5084.htm 2008-07-18 Kuala Lumpur- the Malaysian Minister of Higher Education Dr Mohammed Khalid Nuridin has praised the level of Yemeni students studying in Malaysian universities. During his meeting on Thursday with the Yemeni Higher Education Undersecretary Dr Ali Qassem, while attending the opening Malaysian Ikram University as a specialised university in civil engineering, the Malaysian minister said he considers Yemen as his second country . He also expressed his satisfaction over the level of cultural and scientific relations between the two countries and valued the role played by the ministries of higher education in Yemen and Malaysia in that regard, affirming his country's support for Yemen in various scientific areas, he added that the Malaysian government would adopt plans for supporting Yemen and encouraging it in areas of tourism and education.