Yemen is key partner in combating terrorism in region and world – US envoy
The Source: SANA'A/hadhramaut.info/sabanews.net - 10/10/2010
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The U.S. ambassador to Yemen Gerald Feierstein said on Sunday that Yemen has become an essential partner in the fight against terrorism in the region and the world.
This came during a meeting gathered here Interior Minister Mutahar al-Masri and the U.S. ambassador, who discussed aspects of cooperation and security coordination between the two countries and means of boosting them.
The reviewed areas of the existing cooperation between the security bodies in Yemen and the U.S. in fields of counterterrorism, training, technical cooperation and issues related to these fields.At the meeting, al-Masri reviewed the successes achieved by the Yemeni security bodies in all areas including combating terrorism, praising the existing cooperation between the security bodies in the two countries.
He hailed the U.S. support to Yemen in all areas, hoping further development in the bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the coming period.
The U.S. ambassador commended the remarkable development witnessed by the Yemeni security bodies in the field of combating terrorism and crime reduction.
The U.S. embassy in Sana'a has established a department in the embassy to provide assistance to the Yemeni security agencies in combating drugs, he pointed out.He voiced the readiness of his country's government to provide more support to Yemen in the field of technical training.
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