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Friends of Yemen Group may not meet this month-site
[The Source: sana'a/hadhramaut.info/sabanews.net - 04/03/2010]
Yemen and the GCC member states and other EU friends are in contact to set a date for the meeting of the Friends of Yemen Group, previously approved to be held later this month in Germany's capital, Berlin, the September website reported on Thursday
The state-run website quoted sources with knowledge about the matter as saying that Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi held on the margins of the recent Arab Foreign Minister's Meeting in Cairo a consultative meeting with GCC, Egyptian and Jordanian counterparts to discuss the meeting.The meeting approved further contact among involved countries.The sources also said it is probably that the meeting takes place at the level of Foreign Ministers and is expected to establish a fund with the contribution of donors to support development in Yemen.However, they ruled out that the meeting be held later this month, saying it may occur in April or May when all arrangements should be taken, particularly as it comes after a London and a Riyadh conferences on Yemen.Italy suggested at the January 27 London Conference to establish the Friends of Yemen Group that big countries and international organizations should be part of to support the Yemeni government's efforts to combat terror, boost security and improves sustainable development
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