Archives Subscriptions RSS Feeds Site Map ePaper Mobile Social SEARCH ____________________ GO Return to frontpage Home News Opinion Sport Business Arts Life & Style S & T Education Health Classifieds Today's Paper Topics International National States Cities: [ .................] News » International Sana’a, January 21, 2010 Yemen will not allow foreign troops on its soil: official source DPA Share · print · T+ · T- Yemeni soldiers checks drivers identity cards and searches for weapons, at a checkpoint in capital San'a. The official source said Yemen “will not accept any terrorist on its soil”. Photo: AP AP Yemeni soldiers checks drivers identity cards and searches for weapons, at a checkpoint in capital San'a. The official source said Yemen “will not accept any terrorist on its soil”. Photo: AP Yemen will not allow any foreign troops on its territory to fight al-Qaeda, a government official source said in remarks published on Thursday. “Yemen has never and will never accept any foreign troops on its territories,” the source said, quoted by the Defence Ministry’s weekly newspaper, the 26 September. The remarks come a week ahead of an international conference on Yemen due to be held in London on January 27. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for the meeting to discuss how to counter radicalization and the al-Qaeda threat in Yemen. The Yemeni source said that “fighting terrorism is a Yemeni interest in the first instance.” He said the Arab country “will continue its unabated open war against the terrorist elements and outlaws and it is capable of pursuing those terrorist elements,” the unnamed source said. The source also said Yemen “will not accept any terrorist on its soil” and that the country “will not become a safe haven for terrorists.” Yemeni Prime Minister Ali Mujawar will represent Yemen in the gathering that will bring together representatives from governments of 21 countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Arab Gulf, Russia, Germany, Spain, France, Canada, Italy and the Netherlands. Keywords: Yemen, terrorism, al Qaeda, foreign troops, Gordon Brown Related NEWS Attempt on British envoy's life in Yemen TOPICS World Yemen crime, law and justice terrorism (crime) unrest, conflicts and war act of terror Email the Editor [EMBED] _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Slideshow Day In Pictures - January 13, 2010 Subaru kicks up a storm in the Dakar rally, Telangana lawyers protest with roses, Obama mourns victims of the shooting rampage, a humpback whale surfaces off Mexico. A selection of images from India and around the world. more slideshows » Latest in this section Pak to block anti-Islam websites Lebanon’s President taps fallen Lebanese government for caretaker role UN vehicle ablaze in Abidjan area: Ivory Coast Russia protests U.S. treatment of arms suspect’s wife Day In Pictures - January 13, 2010 Confucius shows up on Tiananmen Square China, Tajikistan sign border agreement 21 dead, 270,000 homeless in Sri Lankan floods Turkish PM: Israel must remove foreign minister Australians warned not to return to flooded homes Most Popular Most Commented Lights out as Brisbane awaits deadly flood Brazil slides toll up, survivors tell of horrors Polarised nation needs healing: Obama Australians warned not to return to flooded homes ‘No Indian casualties in Australian floods’ India-U.S. ties not targeted against Pakistan: Biden Russia blames Polish crew for crash 21 dead, 270,000 homeless in Sri Lankan floods 20 killed in Pakistan blast Lebanon's government falls as Hizbollah pulls out _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Today's Paper Today's Paper ePaper This Day That Age Crossword Archives Obituary Group Sites The Hindu Business Line Sportstar Images Frontline _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ The Hindu About Us Contacts Archives Subscriptions RSS Feeds Site Map Home News Opinion Sport Business Arts Life & Style S & T Education Health Classifieds Today's Paper Topics Group Sites The Hindu Business Line Sportstar Frontline Publications eBooks Images Disclaimer: The Hindu is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu. Comments to : web.thehindu@thehindu.co.in Copyright © 2011, The Hindu