Al-Qirbi: al-Qaida is under control in Yemen and in Saudi Arabian Kingdom

By: Jamal al-Hamdani

Translated by: Mahmoud Assamiee

SANA'A, Feb. 11 (Saba)- Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi minified
importance over what have been circulated recently over announcing
new system to al-Qaida elements called "Jazirat al-Arab".

Speaking to Saudi al-Madina Newspaper, al-Qirbi stated that the
Yemen and Saudi authorities have information on the whereabouts of
these elements in the Kingdom, Yemen, in the area and other place.
"They are under security control and censorship."

Al-Qaida elements do not provide anything other than violence,
destruction and damages to their homelands and to Islam and Muslims,
said al- Qirbi. He affirmed that his country is currently preparing
a center for qualifying their citizens returning from Guantanamo.
The center aims and requalifying these elements after bad treatments
and physical and psychological torture to be integrated with the
society.

Al-Madina Newspaper conducted the following interview with al-Qirbi
for more about issues in the region.

Unifying Palestinian Front

Q: How do you see Yemen's new initiative for healing refit between
Palestinian factions, especially after failure of the previous
initiative in reconciliation between the greatest factions of Fath
and Hamas movements for finishing split between the two parts?

A: The Yemeni recent initiative is based on the previous
initiatives, Sana'a treaty between Fatah and Cairo and Mecca
treaties. previously, there were forces refusing reconciliations
between Fatah and Hamas from inside and outside the region. Now,
after Israeli aggression against Gaza, the Palestinian factions have
become convinced that dialogue and reconciliation are the way for
unifying their front.

Furthermore, international community, or UN Security Council's
resolution 1860 affirm reconciliations and including Hamas in the
peaceful process. Peace will not be realized and difference will not
be settled without Hamas participation.

Q: What are the guarantees for making this initiative successful,
especially after speculations on exchanged accusations between Hamas
and Fatah and giving every part a group of conditions for starting
the dialogue over Yemeni initiative or other ones?

A: The real guarantees are the wisdom of Palestinian leaderships for
making interests of the people above their own interests. There is
no doubt that the dialogue, the reconciliation and enhancing the
confidence will provide the suitable environments for agreement.