Arif Abu Hatem Almotamar.net - SANAA-Yemen's foreign minister Dr. Abu Bakr al-Qirbi announced Monday that this country will be opening its embassy in the Somali capital Mogadishu after a closure of more than a decade and a half. The minister said to almotamar.net opening the Yemeni embassy in Mogadishu comes within the context of development of relation between the two countries and Yemen's contribution in supporting social stability, peace and security in Somalia.

Minister al-Qirbi clarified that Yemen has appointed its ambassador to Somalia following the agreement of January 2005 between head of the go9vernemnt Abdullah Yusuf Ahmed and speaker of the parliament Sharif Hassan Adam. He affirmed that the Yemeni ambassador Ahmed Omar Hamis to the Kenyan capital has used to go to Baydawa, the seat of the Somali transitional government to take part in all dialogues conducted between the government and the Islamic Courts.
With regard to news on Nairobi intention to deliver the executive president of Islamic Courts Sheikjh Sharif Ahmed to Sana'a the minister said Yemen hosts a number of leaders of Islamic Courts who are not wanted, in support of dialogue between Somali factions. But he did not deny the possibility that Sana'a will accept receiving Sheikh Sharif in Sana'a.