Yemen, US sign military, security cooperation agreement

SANA'A, Nov. 10 (Saba) - The Yemeni-US joint staff 2nd talks round was concluded on Tuesday in Sana'a in which the two sides signed an agreement of cooperation in exchanging experiences, trainings and qualification in the military and security field between the two countries armed forces.

On the conclusion of the two-day talks, Chief of General Staff Ahmed Ali al-Ashwal evaluated efforts of the US in boosting joint cooperation fields between the two countries, confirming that this round has achieved good results with its joint goals represented by boosting cooperation to end terrorism, trafficking and sea piracy which has became a big obstacle in front of international navigation in the Red Sea.

On his part, director of planning in US joint staff Jeffery Smith expressed his happiness for holding this 2nd round which gathered Yemeni and American joint staffs and its positive results.

This round is considered extension for the good and permanent relations between the two sides and we will continue visits in order to improve the two countries relations to its highest level, Smith said, confirming continuation of the US support for Yemen to preserve its unity, security and stability.
Yemen News Service