SALEH MEETS UK FOREIGN SECRETARY IVAN LEWIS

SANA'A, Feb. 02 (Saba) - President Ali Abdullah Saleh met on Tuesday
with Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth
Affairs Ivan Lewis.

The meeting dealt with the outcomes of this month London conference
on Yemen in which Yemen and its allies addressed Yemen's
developmental and security issues and agreed to tackle them together
in the best interest of the country, the region and the world.

The two also discussed arrangements for a donor meeting on Yemen
that was approved in the London summit to be held on 22 February in
Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, as well as plans and mechanism of
the newly-announced Friends of Yemen Group.

President Saleh appreciated Britain's role in supporting Yemen
through calling for, arranging and hosting the London meeting held
days ago, which came up with positive outcomes to boost the
partnership between Yemen and its allies.

He also touched upon the British support for Yemen's counterterror
efforts and boosting its national economy.

The meeting also dealt with the bilateral relationship and means to
strengthen mutual cooperation between the two countries.

Lewis arrived in Sana'a early today.

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