Yemen-U.S. agreement on national security issues

SANA'A, Jan. 25 (Saba) - Yemen
can't separate the issues of the rebellion in the far north and al Qaeda from the
national
security issue, however, it must face all together and at one time, Foreign minister
Abu al-Qirbi has said.
Difference between Yemen and the U.S. about this has been bridged during my recent
visit to the U.S., he said, appreciating the U.S.
understanding of Yemen's view over dealing with the Houthi rebellion in Saada.
The military action against the insurgents came to squeeze them to put down their
guns and come to dialog as well as implementing the ceasefire conditions previously
announced
by the government, he said.
In an interview with the state-run 26sep.net, al-Qirbi touched upon a
British-hosted Conference on Yemen set for later this week, saying: we expect the
summit comes out
with, first and foremost, developmental aid to Yemen and helping strengthening
Yemen's anti-terror capabilities.
The call for the meeting proved a real desire to help us, he said, highlighting the
significance of Yemen to the world under its geographic location.
In reply to a question about whether a U.S. military base is possible to be set up
in the country, the minister said that all U.S. and other warships in the region
are operating
through Djibouti but not Yemen.
FR