[12/January/2010]

SANA'A,Jan.12 (Saba)- The cabinet discussed on Tuesday the arrangements and preparations relating to London conference scheduled to be held on January 28 to support Yemen efforts in development and counterterrorism field.

In this respect, the cabinet reviewed the report of Foreign Minster on the preparatory aspects taken by Yemen to participate in the conference.

The cabinet affirmed the importance of the good arrangement and preparation for the topics to be put by Yemen on the conference table whether in the developmental and economic aspects or in field of anti-terrorism activities.

On the first of this January, the UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown called for a meeting to address Yemen's economic, political and security issues.

The UK's Premier office said that Britain would work along with international partners to assist Yemen to face al-Qaeda.

The call for a meeting on January 28 has received applause from the White House and the European Union.

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