SOMALIA PRESIDENT IN YEMEN

SANA'A, Oct. 26 (Saba) - President of Somalia Sheikh Ahmed Sharif
arrived in Yemen on Monday in a few day visit to the country.

During the visit, Sharif will hold talks with President Ali Abdullah
Saleh to brief him on the situation in Somalia and efforts made to
bring stability and peace to Somalia.

"The visit aims to deepen the bilateral relations, exchange point of
views and to activate the joint Arab action towards all unstable
areas either in Somalia or in other countries", Sharif told Saba,
upon his arrival.

He praised the attention President Saleh pays towards the Somali
issues.

The Somali President was welcomed at the Sana'a International
Airport by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abu Bakr al-Qirbi.

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