The Republic of Yemen has lauded the distinguished positions of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz towards his Yemeni brethren people. In a press statement issued in Sanaa yesterday, Yemen's Prime Minister Abdulqader Bajammal expressed satisfaction over the remarks given by King Abdullah during his meeting with a delegation of the Arab Gulf Press Federation on the accession of Yemen to the Gulf Cooperation Council. The political leadership and government of Yemen do praise this distinguished position of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques who voiced their genuine right to the membership of the GCC. This position emanates from a farsighted vision to the course of the regional changes which necessitate a role for Yemen together with its brothers in the GCC to build a common future for the Arab peninsula, the statement said. Banjammal suggested that the king's remarks came to categorically confirm that the Yemeni unity is a booster of security, stability and economic integrity of the Arab peninsula and that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia well perceives the historical and strategic dimension of Yemen and its distinguished site in the Arab peninsula. He went on to say that Yemen is extremely proud of these statements that include a candid fraternal vision that proceeds towards forging close regional ties among the region's peoples. He said the timing of these remarks with Yemen's celebrations of its unification day this month makes them a special salute on the occasion. Moreover, they coincide with the current preparations for the visit of Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdualziz, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, to Yemen to lead the Saudi delegation to the meetings of the Saudi Yemeni Coordination Council which will be held in Almukalla, Yemen, end of this month. --More
