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Yemeni VP meets British Deputy National Security Advisor
[Yemen Post]  Yemeni Vice President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi met on Monday with the United Kingdom's Deputy National Security Advisor, Oliver Robins, in the Yemeni capital of Sana'a.During the meeting, they reviewed the latest developments on the Yemeni arena - particurlarly the GCC-brokered power transfer deal, which was signed in November in the Saudi capital of Riyadh. Hadi has expressed his appreciation and gratitude for the incredible amount of support UK has showed for the country during this difficult period, as well as, its efforts in defusing tensions between the Yemeni conflicting parties. "We are looking forward to even better relationships with England in the future," Hadi said. "We are approaching the upcoming presidential elections, which will be the start of a new era for Yemen in which a modern and civil state will be build."Hadi added. The acting President, vowed that there will be major developments in his rein at all levels, and briefed the UK official the developments of the festivities between security forces and al-Qaeda gun-hung tough guys in the southen province of Abyan. He underlined the importance of the international community support for Yemen in this critical period for the government to be able to exit the current ugly crisis. For his part, Robins has expressed his country's happiness for the progress made in the political scene, stressed the importance of holding the presidential elections in its scheduled time as it represents the only viable exit of the crisis, and pledged support for Yemen in the transitional period at the political, economical and security levels. Cooperation on fighting terrorism between the two countries was also touched upon in the meeting. Among the attendences was British ambassador, Nicholas Hilton. Posted by: Fred 2012-02-07 |
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