President Saleh receives letter from US president

SANA'A, March 16 (Saba)- President Ali Abdullah Saleh received on
Monday a letter from US President Barack Obama. The letter deals
with cooperation between the two countries in security field and
fighting terror.

The letter, which was handed over by Assistant to the President and
Deputy National Security Advisor John O. Brennan, praised Yemen's
efforts in fighting terror and affirmed the United States' support
to Yemen in fields of security and stability.

President Saleh discussed with the US security official enhancing
relations and cooperation between the two countries in fighting
terror as well as situations of Yemeni prisoners in Guantanamo
prison and development concerning the two countries.

He renewed Yemen's call to the United States for extraditing Yemeni
prisoners in Guantanamo, noting that the country is preparing for
receiving them and requalifying them to be integrated with the
society.

He asked the US deputy security advisor to convey a respond letter
to the President Obama. He highlighted Obama's new approach fro
restoring the world's trust in the United States.

Brennan affirmed his country's keenness on enhancing cooperation
with Yemen for realizing the interests of the two countries. He
highlighted Yemen's efforts in dealing with the terrorist attack
against the US embassy last September.