French FM arrives in Yemen for talks
The Source: www.sabanews.net - 21/2/2009
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France's Foreign minister Bernard Kouchner arrived Saturday in Yemen
with the latest developments in the Middle east and African Horn on the
agenda.
On his visit, Kouchner will meet with President Ali
Abdullah Saleh to hand him a letter form his French counterpart Nicola
Sarkozy regarding the bilateral relationship and means to promote
mutual cooperation between Yemen and France.
Kouchner will
also meet with Yemeni senior officials to discuss crucial regional
issues topped by the situation in the Palestinian Gaza strip after the
recent Israel's offensive.
The talks will focus on the French
role in resolving the Israeli-Arab conflict and reaching a ceasefire
between Israel and Hamas.
The meetings will also deal with
piracy, a recently soaring phenomenon off the coast of Somalia as well
as the EU efforts to tackle it.
Foreign minister Abu Bakr
al-Qirbi has said that French President Sarkozy is expected to arrive
in Yemen but the timing of the visit has not been identified yet.
President
Sarkozy's visit will aim to exchange views over the latest developments
in the region in addition to discussing issues related cooperation
between the two countries in various fields.
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