Leaders of the Sana'a Forum for Cooperation are to hold a summit in the Sudanese capital- Khartoum next Tuesday, "26 weekly" reported, according to Yemeni news agency "SABA." Ali Al-Aiashi, Yemeni Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab, Africa and Asia affairs told the weekly that the leaders of Yemen, Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia would discuss several topics related to the decisions of the last meeting and progress on implementing them to meet goals for which the congregation was established. Al-Aiashi said that the leaders would also discuss the latest developments in the Horn of Africa, especially the situation in Somalia as well as coordinating efforts for a Somali reconciliation to return normal life and stability to the African country. They also would discuss means of enhancing regional security and stability within the new challenge of piracy, he added. He made it clear that the preparatory committees for the summit would hold meeting on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi would head Yemeni side in the meeting of the political committee and Minister of Trade and Industry Yahya al-Mutawakel would head the Yemeni side in the economic committee, al-Aiashi said. He pointed out that the summit would discuss the 2009-2013 future plan of the forum.
