Yemeni FM meets ‘Friends of Yemen’

Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu-Bakr Al-Qirbi on Saturday met with ambassadors and representatives of members countries and organizations of the Friends of Yemen group. During the meeting , they reviewed ongoing preparations for the group’s fifth ministerial meeting, due to take place in London on March 7. Al-Qirbi hailed the U.K. for hosting the meeting and for preparation efforts. He also praised the Saudi government in the same regard. The Yemeni official said the meeting provides an opportunity to evaluate progress made by his government and members of the group since the last meeting in New York in September. Political, economic and security aspects will be discussed in the meeting, Al-Qirbi said