US official : The US supports Yemen's power transfer

10/7/2012 -


Alsahwah.net- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns renewed the US commitment to support the political transfer in Yemen and help Yemenis have a progressive future.

In a press conference, Burns said on Tuesday that that United States wants to support Yemen in security fields, stressing that the United States has mutual interests with Yemen. 

He said that the Unites States will stand by Yemen to defeat al-Qaeda and other radical groups, and that it will support political transfer, reconstruction  and economic and educational fields.

He said that development assistance to Yemen amounted $175 million, praising victories made by the Yemeni army against Al-Qaeda.