Yemen''s security undermined by foreign, domestic threats, says Kuwait''s FM

By Khaled Al-Daihani LONDON, Jan 28 (KUNA) -- Yemen's security and stability are facing several internal and external threats which require combined international efforts, said Kuwait's chief diplomat late last night.
Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Kuwait's Foreign Minister, said during a conference on helping Yemen that the regrouping of Al-Qaeda in Yemen, the lack of security in the Horn of Africa, refugees and piracy top the list of external dangers threatening country's stability.
Calls for secession and clashes between government troops and Houthi rebels are among internal dangers in Yemen, Sheikh Mohammed said.
To overcome these dangers, he noted, Yemen needs to activate political dialogue and implement it political and economic program.
He said that Yemen needs international help on the matter involving the nearly 800,000 Somali refugees and fighting terrorism and piracy in the Horn of Africa.
The Kuwaiti minister said that Saudi Arabia will host a similar meeting in late Febraury with the participation of donor nations and several international organizations to review Yemen's commitment to reform.
For his part, Ambassador Jamal Al-Ghanem, head of the GCC department at the Foreign Ministry, said that the international community plans to present more aid to Yemen to help it in bringing law and order to the country.
The conference was attended by 21 countries and regional organization, including the US, France, Germany, Italy, Arab Gulf states, the European Union, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. (end) kd.aj KUNA 281031 Jan 10NNNN