[13 May 2008]

SANA'A, May 13 (Saba) - Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi discussed Tuesday with Japanese ambassador to Yemen Masakazu Toshikage the cooperation relations between the two countries and means of developing them.

During the meeting, the Japanese ambassador expressed the Japanese Foreign Ministry's appreciation for Yemen's efforts to release the two Japanese women tourists who were kidnapped last Wednesday in Marib province.

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