Al-Qirbi to convey letter from President Saleh to Putin

SANA’A, April 28 (Saba)- Minister of Foreign Affairs Abu Bakr al-Qirbi left Sana’a on Monday on a five-day official visit to Russia in which he would convey a written letter from President Ali Abdullah Saleh to Russian President Vladmir Putin related to mutual cooperation ties horizons of extending them, and the latest international and regional developments. Chief of European Section at the Foreign Ministry Khaled al-Akwa’a stated to Saba that the minister will hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov concerning political cooperation between the two countries, exchanging viewpoints over the Middle East situations, the latest regional and international developments, economic and security development and mutual cooperation ties. NN/AM Saba