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| UK's Brown calls international summit on Yemen |
| 2010-01-01 |
| Gordon Brown has called a summit in London to discuss radicalisation in Yemen, after the alleged failed bomb attack on a US plane over Detroit. No 10 said the 28 January event had support from Washington and the European Union, and Mr Brown aimed to attract Saudi Arabia and Gulf states. The prime minister said the meeting would involve key international partners and be held alongside the conference on the future of Afghanistan, due to be held in London on the same day. He said: "The international community must not deny Yemen the support it needs to tackle extremism. I have said before that Yemen - as both an incubator and potential safe haven for terrorism - presents a regional and global threat." Mr Brown added that the UK had a £100m commitment to Yemen, making it one of the country's biggest donors, and was providing intelligence support. Downing Street said the aims of the conference would include identifying Yemen's counter-terrorism needs and discussing ways of tackling radicalisation through aid and reform. |
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