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Sat, 07/05/2008 - 11:26
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Yemen, US hold talks on limiting Small Arms, Light Weapons spread
SANA'A, 05 July (Saba) - Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Abu Baker al Qirbi met on Thursday special envoy of US Foreign Secretary for Limiting the spread of Small Arms & Light Weapons Lincoln Lee.
During the meeting Lee indicated that his visit to Yemen comes in the framework
of a regional tour aimed to coordinate and cooperate with member-states of the
Nairobi-based
Regional Center for Small Arms.
Lee affirmed the US readiness to provide up-to-date technology to Yemen to
follow-up these weapons and know their production Sources, provide support for the
Yemeni coastguard
authority and activate the security cooperation between the two countries.
Al Qirbi expressed Yemen's readiness to cooperate and coordinate with all
countries of the region to guarantee these countries are free from such weapons.
He pointed out that Yemen is making heavy efforts to disarm public and that it
closed many weapon shops. NN/FR
During the meeting Lee indicated that his visit to Yemen comes in the framework
of a regional tour aimed to coordinate and cooperate with member-states of the
Nairobi-based
Regional Center for Small Arms.
Lee affirmed the US readiness to provide up-to-date technology to Yemen to
follow-up these weapons and know their production Sources, provide support for the
Yemeni coastguard
authority and activate the security cooperation between the two countries.
Al Qirbi expressed Yemen's readiness to cooperate and coordinate with all
countries of the region to guarantee these countries are free from such weapons.
He pointed out that Yemen is making heavy efforts to disarm public and that it
closed many weapon shops. NN/FR
