http://www.english.hadhramaut.info FM to join in China-Arab States Cooperation Forum [The Source: sana'a/ hadhramaut.info/sabanews.net - 13/05/2010]  Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi is to join in the meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum to be kicked off today, Thursday, in Tianjin, China. The two-day meetings to be held under the theme "Deepen Comprehensive Cooperation to Achieve Common Development" will discuss upgrading the cooperation relation between China and Arab States in various areas and the international and regional issues of common interest, well-informed sources told the weekly 26 September.Foreign ministers and representatives from China and 22 Arab countries will attend the meeting, which is expected to be open by the Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and would be co-chaired by Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Amr Moussa, Libyan Foreign Minister Mousa Kousa and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.The Forum will approve a joint declaration to establish strategic cooperation relationship between Arab States and China in addition to the cooperation executive program for 2010 – 2012, according to the sources.Moreover, a number of cooperation agreements would be signed between China and Arab States, including an agreement in translation and exchange of Arab and Chinese books and publications to deepen cultural ties.The Forum was initiated in January 2004, when Chinese President Hu Jintao visited the AL headquarters in the Egyptian capital Cairo. It has since served as a platform for exchanging views between China and the Arab nations and for enhancing mutually beneficial cooperation.Meanwhile, Yemen and Italy have ended in Rome, Italy on Wednesday an official talks co-chaired by Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi and the Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini.During the talks, the Italian Minister affirmed the readiness of Italy to carry out the rest of the stages of the Radar Network System to protect the Yemeni coasts and reinforce the capacities of Yemeni coastguards.Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini accentuated the necessity to work together with the Yemeni government to prepare well for the coming ministerial meeting of the Yemen's Friends Group to be held in Riyadh.Al-Qirbi valued the Italian support, especially the Italian call to establish Yemen's friends group, which was adopted by London conference, valuing the Italian supportive attitude towards Yemen's unity, security and stability.Al-Qirbi and Frattini touched on the situation in Somalia, stressing their commitments to the stabilization of Somalia and supporting its government as well as pushing forwards the Middle East peace process.