UN Special Representative for Somalia Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah arrived in Sana'a on Friday to hold talks with senior Yemeni officials on the Somali crisis

Upon his arrival, Abdallah praised Yemen's efforts bring peace into Somalia, noting that he would hold talks with Yemeni officials in Foreign Minister to exchange viewpoints on the civil war in Somalia.It is expected that the UN envoy will meet with President Ali Abdullah Saleh to brief him on the latest developments in Somalia.He will also talked with Foreign Affairs Minister Abu Baker al-Qirbi on the situation of African Horn and the efforts exerted by Yemen to keep peace in Somalia and the burdens on the Yemen's shoulders due to non-stop Somali refugees flow to Yemen.