http://www.english.hadhramaut.info President meets French diplomat [The Source: SANA'A\Hadhramaut\Saba - Monday -22/Dec./2014]  President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi received on Sunday French chargé d'affaires in Yemen Marc Didio, where they reviewed the mutual cooperation relations.

Also, they reviewed a number of issues related to the progress of the political transition in Yemen based on the Gulf initiative and the UNSC relevant resolutions.

France is one of the major countries that support Yemen to realize the security and stability and to implement the outcomes of the National Dialogue Conference (NDC) and the Peace and National Partnership Agreement (PNPA), Hadi said.

The President indicated to the strategic economic and investment cooperation with France, especially in the field of oil and gas exploration and production with Total Company, which is the biggest investor in Yemen in oil and gas.

The agreements with Total must be fulfilled in order to achieve the two parties' interests on transparent and honest bases, the President said.

He indicated to the last Thursday terrorist attack on Belhaf area, which - he said - did not affect the work and production. He said new precautionary measures are to be applied to achieve security and pursue the terrorist groups.

For his part, the French diplomat reaffirmed his country's continued and strong support for Yemen and the Yemeni government in order to achieve the desired goals and implement the outcomes of the National Dialogue Conference.