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HARDtalk: Abu Bakr al-Qirbi, Yemeni Foreign Minister

26/01/2010

Abu Bakr al-Qirbi, Yemeni Foreign Minister

BBC News Channel - HARDtalk, Abu Bakr al-Qirbi, Yemeni Foreign Minister

Stephen Sackur talks to Abu Bakr al-Qirbi, Yemen's foreign minister.

Stephen Sackur talks to Abu Bakr al-Qirbi, Yemen's foreign minister. Can economic and military aid prevent Yemen from becoming a failed and dangerous state?

Can economic and military aid from the world's richest countries prevent Yemen from becoming a failed and dangerous state? An international conference in London will offer Yemen new levels of support if the government is willing to get tough, not just on terrorism, but on corruption, poverty and a host of internal problems. Abu Bakr al-Qirbi is Yemen's foreign minister. Is it too late to turn Yemen around?

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