Almotamar Net - President Saleh meets French foreign minister
President Ali Abdullah Saleh received on Monday at his residence in Paris the French Foreign Minister Philippe
Douste-Blazy.
During the meeting, Saleh discussed with Douste-Blazy the Yemeni-French relations and horizons of strengthening and ways of extending Yemen's efforts in economic development and reforms
programs implementation and the human source development.
They also reviewed Yemen role in democracy stabilization and fighting terror.
The two sides' talks dealt with the latest developments on the regional and international arenas specially the situations in Iraq,
Palestine andthe African horn region in addition to the current efforts aim to restore peace in the middle east region.
The meeting shade lights on issue of civilizations and cultures dialogue to enhance the convergence among the nations.
Saleh greatly appreciated relations of the friendship and partnership between Yemen and France, confirming Yemen's keen interest to develop horizons of cooperation with France. He also highly praised the French support to Yemen.
For his part, French official considers the president's visit as a great opportunity to enhance bilateral historical relations that based on mutual cooperation between the two countries.
He expressed his country's admiration of the democratic experience of Yemen. Appreciating the Yemen-French relations.
The United Arab Emirates acknowledged on Tuesday that two of its pilots were killed when their military aggression plane crashed over Jawf province, a military official said
The official added that the aggressive crashed plane was an apache that was
Artillery of the army and popular shelled a gathering of Saudi-paid mercenaries in al-Moqadra area in Serwah district of Marib province, a military official said on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, dozens of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed and others injured in Wadi al-Theek in the district, the official added.
The army and popular forces carried out on Monday unique military operations in Taiz province.
A military official said that a number of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed at the hands of the army and popular forces in al-Jazami Hill in al-Kadaha area in al-Ma'afer district.
A Saudi aggression fighter jet targeted a citizen's car driving in Fara area of Kutaf district in Saada province overnight, killing the driver and injuring his friend, a security official said on Monday.
The army artillery and popular committees launched a fierce attack on Saudi-paid mercenaries' sites in Jawf province, a military official said on Monday.
The attack destroyed a military vehicle belonging to the mercenaries and killed all on board in Sabran area in khab and shaaf district.
Scores of Saudi enemy soldiers were killed and injured on Sunday when the army and popular forces repelled a Saudi military attempt to sneak into Shurfah site in the border province of Najran, a military official said.
The operation was accomplished successfully against the Saudi
The army and popular committees have killed a total of 18 Saudi-paid mercenaries in sniper operations over the past hours in the central province of Marib, a military official said on Sunday.
Ten mercenaries were killed in Nehm district and eight others were killed in Serwah district, said the official.
Saudi aggression warplanes have launched more than 49 airstrikes over the past hours on several residential areas across Yemen, a security official said on Sunday.
The airstrikes targeted the areas of Malahiz and Husama in Dhahir district, and areas Thuban, Masahif and Sdad in Bakim district of northern Saada province.
President Saleh meets French foreign minister
