Djibouti notes coordination with Yemen, USA over fighting terrorism
Djibouti-Yemen, Politics, 1/22/2003

The President of Djibouti Ismael Omar Jelle has stressed full coordination between his country and Yemen. He revealed that the Djibouti and Yemeni government were before hand notified about the incident of the American plane which destroyed a car recently in Yemen, because one of al-Qaida member was in it.

President Jelle told the Sudanese daily al-Sahafi al-Dawli in its yesterday issue that the plane which carried out this operation took off from the Djibouti territories, at the knowledge, of the Yemeni government. He indicated that his government set a precondition on the executors of this operation to take a prior permission from Yemen.

Djibouti President Ismael Omar Jelle denied his country to have had signed a security agreements with the USA, noting that American- Djibouti relations fall in the framework of coordination and cooperation between the two sides.

President Jelle said that Djibouti's remarkable location and its foreign policy's commitment to neutrality and its good relations with the Arab and foreign states made the US administration seek to develop relations with Djibouti.

Concerning the tripartite alliance between Yemen, Sudan and Ethiopia, Djibouti President stressed his country's interest that this alliance will play a key role in the region that will contribute to defusing conflicts in the region.

Concerning the situation in Somalia, President Jelle called for the need of finding out a comprehensive solution to conflicts there, noting that international policies seek to quickly establish a pivotal state in Somalia, supporting its campaign against terrorism.

Djibouti president described the recent elections took place in his country as the first of its kind, attended by the opposition parties. He expected the forthcoming phase to witness more openness in freedom and the great and effective participation of citizens in Djibouti.

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