[04/July/2008]

SANA'A, July 04 (Saba)- The special envoy of the US Department of State Lincoln Lee left Sana'a on Friday after an official visit to the country during which he met President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Lee also met with ministers of foreign affairs and interior, in addition to a number of officials in the country, and discussed with them the bilateral relations and fields of joint cooperation in the military field and fighting terrorism and means of developing and reinforcing them as well as limiting the spread of small arms and light weapons.

It is worth mentioning that Lee's visit comes within his tour in the region for coordinating and reinforcing relations with member countries in the Regional Organization for Prevention of the Spread of Small Arms and Light Weapons.

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Saba