(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Cairo Rabi'I 15 1437 Dec 26 2015 SPA -- Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry met here today with Yemen's Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Abdulmalik Al-Mikhlafi.
During the meeting the two parties discussed the overall political and security situations in Yemen and the efforts being exerted to restore security and stability.
The Yemeni official briefed his Egyptian counterpart on the outcome of the second negotiations round held recently in Geneva as well as the difficulties facing confidence-building between the government and rebels delegations and the efforts exerted to overcome those difficulties and challenges facing Yemen.
He confirmed his country's keenness to lay down the pillars of security and stability in Yemen noting the firm position of Egypt supportive for the safety and unity and integrity of Yemen's territories.
He said Egypt supports all efforts aiming to overpass the current crisis in Yemen to reach the required convergence among the different political parties underscoring the importance of sticking to the principles of political solution on the bases of the GCC initiative its executive mechanism the UN Security Council resolution No. 2216.
They also reviewed the impotence of coordinating the diplomatic Yemeni and Egyptian positions in the regional and international arenas ways to facilitate the entrance of Yemenis to Cairo for permanent settlement and cooperation in the field of medical services to patients and the injured in Egypt's government and private hospitals.
--SPA
15:55 LOCAL TIME 12:55 GMT
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