French Foreign Minister to arrive in Sana'a next Saturday

SANA'A, Feb.19 (Saba) - French Foreign Minister Bernar Kushner is to
arrive in Sana'a next Saturday on an official few-day visit to Yemen
to hold talks with Yemeni officials.

Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi clarified to the state-run
26September weekly that the Yemeni-French talks will deal with means
of strengthening cooperation ties between the two countries in the
political, economic and cultural fields.

The Minister added that he will discuss with the French Foreign
Minister the latest development in the region particularly in
Palestine and the role of France and European Union to realize the
peace in the Middle East.

He pointed out the Yemeni-French talks will also deal with the
latest developments in the Horn of Africa and the international and
regional efforts to combat the piracy off the Somali coasts and the
Gulf of Aden and support the capacities of the Yemeni authorities to
combat this dangerous phenomenon.

It is scheduled a news conference to be next Saturday at the
headquarters of Foreign Ministry in Sana'a to present the results of
the talks of the two Ministers.

SA