Sanaa, May 30, SPA -- Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Salih has highlighted the significance of the Saudi-Yemeni coordination council, and said it is one of the best Arab coordination councils. In a statement to pressmen here on Monday, President Salih said the chairmanship of the Saudi-Yemeni coordination council by Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier, Defense and Aviation Minister and Inspector General, and Yemeni Premier Abdel-Kadir Bajamal embodies the existing fraternal relations between the Kingdom and Yemen. President Salih pointed out that the gcc has been working to rehabilitate Yemen for admission to the council. He added that Yemen has met so many of the requirements for joining the gcc and has become ready for joining it as an effective member and as strategic depth for its member states. --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/364927