President Saleh meets Rumsfeld

Washington,(Saba) – President Ali Abdullah Saleh met on Tuesday in Pentagon the US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld. The meeting focused on relations of bilateral cooperation between Yemen and US in the military field and fighting terrorism. Rumsfeld expressed his satisfaction on the existing level of cooperation relations between the two countries in military and fighting terror fields. He praised the development in the two countries relations, especially in the latest three years, and Yemen success in terror fight. Rumsfeld showed his country interest to strengthen bilateral relations with Yemen and in extending the US support for Yemen’s efforts in enhancing development process and the coast guard, terror fight and military training. In his part President Saleh appreciated the constant development of mutual relations and partnership between the two friendly countries. NN/TNSABA