FM to join in China-Arab States Cooperation Forum

SANA'A, May 13 (Saba) - Foreign
Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi is to join in the meeting of the China-Arab States
Cooperation
Forum to be kicked off today, Thursday, in Tianjin, China.
The two-day meetings to be held under the theme "Deepen Comprehensive Cooperation
to Achieve Common Development" will discuss upgrading the cooperation relation
between
China and Arab States in various areas and the international and regional issues of
common interest, well-informed sources told the weekly 26 September.
Foreign ministers and representatives from China and 22 Arab countries will attend
the meeting, which is expected to be open by the Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao
and
would be co-chaired by Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Amr Moussa, Libyan Foreign
Minister Mousa Kousa and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.
The Forum will approve a joint declaration to establish strategic cooperation
relationship between Arab States and China in addition to the cooperation executive
program
for 2010 - 2012, according to the sources.
Moreover, a number of cooperation agreements would be signed between China and Arab
States, including an agreement in translation and exchange of Arab and Chinese
books
and publications to deepen cultural ties.
The Forum was initiated in January 2004, when Chinese President Hu Jintao visited
the AL headquarters in the Egyptian capital Cairo. It has since served as a
platform for
exchanging views between China and the Arab nations and for enhancing mutually
beneficial cooperation.
Meanwhile, Yemen and Italy have ended in Rome, Italy on Wednesday an official talks
co-chaired by Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi and the Italian Foreign Minister
Franco
Frattini.
During the talks, the Italian Minister affirmed the readiness of Italy to carry out
the rest of the stages of the Radar Network System to protect the Yemeni coasts and
reinforce
the capacities of Yemeni coastguards.
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini accentuated the necessity to work together
with the Yemeni government to prepare well for the coming ministerial meeting of
the
Yemen's Friends Group to be held in Riyadh.
Al-Qirbi valued the Italian support, especially the Italian call to establish
Yemen's friends group, which was adopted by London conference, valuing the Italian
supportive
attitude towards Yemen's unity, security and stability.
Al-Qirbi and Frattini touched on the situation in Somalia, stressing their
commitments to the stabilization of Somalia and supporting its government as well
as pushing forwards
the Middle East peace process.
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