President Saleh: Yemen is keen to strengthen ties with Canada

SANA’A, June 09 (Saba)- President Ali Abdullah Saleh President Saleh affirmed on Saturday Yemen’s concern to strengthen ties with Canada in all fields. In his meeting on Saturday with the visiting Canadian parliamentary delegation, president Saleh stressed on the importance of enhancing relations between the two countries to serve mutual interest of the two peoples. The head of the delegation, Edward Mansiz, a member of the Canadian Parliament and International Trade Committee conveyed regards of the Canadian Prime Minister to president Saleh and wished him good health and more prosperity and progress for the Yemeni people. He highlighted the level of Yemeni-Canadian relations in different fields especially in trade and investment. The delegation also valued the Yemeni democratic experience. AH/NS