President receives Qatar official

SANA'A, Sep. 04 (Saba)- President Ali Abdullah Saleh received on
Wednesday the Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmad bin
Abdallah Al-Mahamud.

During the meeting, the Qatari minister delivered a letter from
Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani to president Saleh on the
bilateral relations and joint cooperation fields in addition to
means of reinforcing and developing them for the interest of both
countries' peoples.

The letter also included the latest developments in the region,
coming on top the situations in Palestine, Iraq and Somalia.

Saleh emphasized the brotherly relations of Yemen and Qatar and the
development and growth they witness, praising the Qatari stance that
support Yemen and its development path.

President asked the Qatari official to convey his greetings to the
Qatari Emir, wishing Al Thani continuous health and for the Qatari
people more progress and luxury.