President Kavan Meets Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qurbi of Yemen
16 September - F.M. Al Qurbi underlined to President Kavan the importance of President Bush's speech in the UN General Assembly and the US decision to take the Iraq question to the UN Security Council. Both parties appreciated the League of Arab States position, that Saddam Hussein should fulfill UN resolutions, and expressed their hope that Iraq will enable unconditional return of UN inspectors. F.M.Al Qurbi stressed that a war would have catastrophic results not only for the whole region, but would also have a negative impact on the world. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and efforts of the Quartet were also discussed.