Almotamar.net, Saba - President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrived on Sunday in France in a state visit in response to an invitation by the French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
It is scheduled that President Saleh will conduct talks with President Sarkozy revolving over means of reinforcing and upgrading the bilateral relations, as well as joint cooperation fields between the two countries.
The talks will also review the latest developments in the region, topped by peace process, counterterrorism and sea piracy.
Furthermore, Saleh is going to meet with a number of French officials to discuss issues concerning both of Yemen and France and cooperation areas.
Upon arrival, President Saleh spoke to the media mass expressing his pleasure to visit France upon an invitation by President Sarkozy.
He made clear that talks with President Sarkozy will focus on the overall cooperation relations between the two countries, in addition to developments in the region with regard to peace process, counterterrorism and sea piracy in the Gulf of Aden.
Saleh expressed his satisfaction with the growing developments of the Yemeni-French relations, showing keenness to further boost these relations for the common interest of the Yemeni and French peoples.
He highly valued the continuous support of France to Yemen's security, stability, unity and development and democratic process.
President renewed welcome of the French investments in Yemen, affirming they will be awarded full support; indicating the giant economic project in Yemen for exporting liquefied natural gas as an example of the available investment opportunities in the country.
The United Arab Emirates acknowledged on Tuesday that two of its pilots were killed when their military aggression plane crashed over Jawf province, a military official said
The official added that the aggressive crashed plane was an apache that was
Artillery of the army and popular shelled a gathering of Saudi-paid mercenaries in al-Moqadra area in Serwah district of Marib province, a military official said on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, dozens of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed and others injured in Wadi al-Theek in the district, the official added.
The army and popular forces carried out on Monday unique military operations in Taiz province.
A military official said that a number of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed at the hands of the army and popular forces in al-Jazami Hill in al-Kadaha area in al-Ma'afer district.
A Saudi aggression fighter jet targeted a citizen's car driving in Fara area of Kutaf district in Saada province overnight, killing the driver and injuring his friend, a security official said on Monday.
The army artillery and popular committees launched a fierce attack on Saudi-paid mercenaries' sites in Jawf province, a military official said on Monday.
The attack destroyed a military vehicle belonging to the mercenaries and killed all on board in Sabran area in khab and shaaf district.
Scores of Saudi enemy soldiers were killed and injured on Sunday when the army and popular forces repelled a Saudi military attempt to sneak into Shurfah site in the border province of Najran, a military official said.
The operation was accomplished successfully against the Saudi
The army and popular committees have killed a total of 18 Saudi-paid mercenaries in sniper operations over the past hours in the central province of Marib, a military official said on Sunday.
Ten mercenaries were killed in Nehm district and eight others were killed in Serwah district, said the official.
Saudi aggression warplanes have launched more than 49 airstrikes over the past hours on several residential areas across Yemen, a security official said on Sunday.
The airstrikes targeted the areas of Malahiz and Husama in Dhahir district, and areas Thuban, Masahif and Sdad in Bakim district of northern Saada province.
President Saleh arrives in Paris
