Saleh gets letter from his Turkish counterpart

SANA'A, Feb.27 (Saba) - President Ali
Abdullah Saleh received here on Saturday a letter from his Turkish counterpart
Abdullah
Gul.

The letter conveyed by the Turkish Assistant Undersecretary of Foreign Ministry
for Middle East Affairs dealt with the brotherly relations and areas of the joint
cooperation
between the two countries and means of boosting them to serve the common interests
of the two peoples of the two countries.
In his letter, President Gul affirmed his country's support to Yemen at the
different levels so as to maintain security stability and unity of Yemen.
The Turkish President confirmed also Turkey's keenness to boost relations with
Yemen at the various political, economic, investment and cultural areas, adding
that President
Saleh's visit to Turkey in 2008 was a was a turning point in the Yemeni-Turkish
relations.
In his meeting with the Turkish official, President Saleh lauded the Yemeni-Turkish
brotherly relations and described them as strong and historical, noting to the
growing
development they witness.
Moreover, Saleh confirmed Yemen's keenness to strengthen these relations and
pushing them forward at all levels.
BA