Yemeni - Algerian meetings

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh held a meeting last night in the Algerian capital, during which they tackled cooperation between the two states, international and Arab relations and issues of joint interest.

The first round of talks between Bouteflika and Saleh was held yesterday in the attendance of Algerian and Yemeni delegations.

Saleh arrived in Algeria from Libya in the course of talks with the Libyan and Algerian presidents on convening the Arab summit.

Meanwhile Saleh is going to visit number of Arab North African states aiming at rallying the support to convene an Arab summit.

Algeria and Yemen signed Tuesday an accord providing for the reinforcement of security cooperation between the two states adding that the accord, which seeks to enhance coordination between Yemeni and Algerian police departments, provides for the exchange of data on wanted criminals and coordination of security strategies.