YEMEN, US PREPARE FOR UPCOMING LONDON CONFERENCE

SANA'A, Jan. 06 (Saba) - Yemen and the United States discussed here
on Wednesday the current preparations for the conference to be held
in London late in January to assist Yemen to encounter the security
and economic difficulties.

Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi held talks with the US ambassador
to Yemen Stephen Seche over the economic and security challenges
Yemen faces and how the coming London conference will assist in
overcoming them.

The meeting dealt with expectant visit for al-Qirbi to Washington.

The twp officials reviewed the bilateral cooperation relations
between Yemen and USA.

Worth mentioning, the U.S. Embassy in Yemen re-opened on Tuesday,
following a two-day closure due to security concerns.

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