Creation of `interest offices’ steps up Israel, Yemen ties
by JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israeli and Yemeni officials are discussing the establishment of "interest offices" in each other's countries, Foreign Minister David Levy on Monday confirmed reports that the director general of Israel's Foreign Ministry, Eitan Ben-Tsur,
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Further confirmation came from Yemen, where President Ali Abdullah Saleh told reporters that his country supports the normalization of ties with Israel and that contacts were under way.
As a first step toward expanded ties, Yemeni officials will allow up to 10,000 Israelis of Yemeni background to visit Yemen and allow Israeli companies to invest in Yemen, according to the Israeli daily Yediot Achronot.
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