President Saleh, Sheikh Sharif hold phone talks

SANA'A, June 24 (Saba)- President Ali Abdullah Saleh has held
telephone talks with Somalia's President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
on the latest developments in Somalia.

During the conversation, President Saleh asserted Yemen's strong
stander with Somalia to achieve its national unity and bring it
peace and stability again.

For his part, the Somali president assured that any extremist forces
would not achieve their evil goals to destroy the unity of Somali
people.

MD/YA