President Saleh, Ethiopian president hold talks

SANA’A, Feb. 13(Saba)- President Ali Abdullah Saleh held on Tuesday discussions session with the visiting Ethiopian president Girma Woldegiorgis. The talks discussed means to reinforce the bilateral relations between Yemen and Ethiopia as well as fields of joint cooperation. The two presidents exchanged viewpoints towards the latest regional and international developments of interest to both countries, out of which the Somali situations, in addition to the ongoing preparations to hold the coming round of Sana’a Furom, scheduled to be held in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. In the session, president Saleh welcomed Woldegiorgis, praising the historical ties of both countries. He affirmed Yemen’s interest in reinforcing the shared relations and pushing them towards wider horizons. For his part, the Ethiopian president Woldegiorgis expressed pleasure to visit Yemen, noting that the Yemeni and Ethiopian nations are linked by historical and strong ties. He stressed Ethiopia’s real interest in strengthening and extending its relations with Yemen. AM/AM SABA