US ships not to refuel in Yemen [Archives:2002/20/Local News]

BY YEMEN TIMES STAFF
Yemeni governments acceptance to refuel US ships at Yemeni ports is baseless, a source at the presidency office said.
This came in response to the Joint Meeting Parties letter to the president regarding Tommy Franks statements on the presidents readiness to offer facilities to American ships as part of Yemeni-US relations to counter terrorism.
The source, added that its regrettable that the leaderships of these parties took this decision without any verification.
The statement maintained, that its hoped that these parties dont make the same mistakes as some mosque preachers.
The wrong mobilization about the existence of US military installations earlier in 1998 incited some Islamist elements to kidnap a group of British tourists leading to the death of four Brits during the rescue operation, the statement pointed out.
General Tommy Franks, commander of the US Central Forces, stated to the Egyptian satellite channel that president, Ali Abdulah Saleh, offered the provision of military facilities to US ships in return for USAs support to Yemens anti-terror campaign.

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