[21/November/2009]  

SANA'A, Nov. 21 (Saba) – The Sana'a Grouping announced on Saturday full support for Yemen, saying they must stand by the country in tough times, Sudan's President's counselor Mustafa Othman said.

The announcement was made as a delegation that comprised of senior officials from the grouping countries including the counselor of Sudan's President Mustafa Othman, Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin and Djibouti Foreign Minister Mahmoud Youssouf arrived in Sana'a.

We were ordered to head for Yemen to assure it about our governments' firm stance towards its unity and stability and their refusal to any meddling in its internal matters, Othman said.

Meeting president Saleh and other senior officials, the African officials also said that destabilizing Yemen's security and stability is meant to destabilize the grouping and that the interest of Yemen is with the country being unified and stable.

Yemen's security is a part and parcel of the Horn of Africa security, they said.

We are concerned about what is happening in Yemen; hence we came here to assure the Yemeni government and people about our support, they added.

Ethiopia's Foreign minister Seyoum Mesfin said President Saleh has briefed them on the developments in Yemen, particularly the situation in the far north where the army is battling the Houthi insurgents.

For his part, Somalia's Foreign minister said that Yemen is a crucial partner in the region, expressing confidence the Yemeni government under the leadership of President Saleh can overcome all obstacles.

The Sana'a Grouping includes Yemen, Somalia, Ethiopia and Sudan.

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Saba