President receives senior UK official

SANA’A, Nov. 09 (Saba)- President Ali Abdullah Saleh received on Monday permanent minister at the UK Department for International Development Namat Shafiq who is currently visiting Yemen.In the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and fields of the mutual cooperation between Yemen and the United Kingdom as well as increase of the UK support for the development in Yemen.President Saleh highly praised the British assistance presented to the development process in Yemen especially reforms agenda.He pointed out to challenges the country such as conflict with terrorist in Saada and al Qaeda network.For her part, the UK official affirmed concern of the United Kingdom to enhance its ties with Yemen and extend horizons of the mutual cooperation between the two nations.She voiced readiness of the British government to increase its assistance for Yemen in fields of economy and development.AHSaba