YEMEN FRIENDS GROUP SUPPORT PRESIDENT-CALLED NATIONAL DIALOG

BERLIN, June 05 (Saba) - Yemen Friends Group has voiced support to
Yemen's stability and unity as well as the national dialog President
Ali Abdullah Saleh called for in his speech on the 20th anniversary
of the Unification Day.

This statement was made during the 2nd meeting of the working team
on economy and good governance emerged from Yemen Friends Group held
in German's capital Berlin.

Additionally, the group's countries asserted their commitment to
carry on their cooperation and partnership with Yemen.

The participants discussed ways of support and the required
assistance the international community can present to Yemen.

Several papers were reviewed in the meeting presented by the group's
countries and the Yemeni side, which was headed by the First
Undersecretary of Foreign Ministry Mohi al-Din al-Dhabi.

The papers were on the economic challenges Yemen faces and proposals
to overcome them.

The meeting comes to follow up the results of London conference
which was held in January, 2010.Yemen Friends Group meeting was
opened on Friday in Berlin. It was opened by Hoyer and UAE Assistant
Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs Khalid Ghanim al-Ghaith.

The meeting was organized in association with the United Arab
Emirates UAE, the Arabian Gulf states that pledged to support
Germany on Yemen's economic and political stability.

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