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Friday October 20, 1995

Top Yemen official meets Jewish leaders

WASHINGTON (JTA) -- A top official of the Republic of Yemen held an unprecedented meeting with the Conference of Presidents of M
Abdulkarim Al-Eryani, Yemen's deputy prime minister and foreign minister, described his meeting with Jewish leaders and Yemenite

Al-Eryani also expressed support for efforts to preserve Jewish historical sites in Yemen and his nation's Jewish culture.

"I would be sad if 5,000 years of Jewish history disappeared from Yemen," he said.

Jewish leaders praised Al-Eryani for the important role he has played in enabling Yemenite Jews to travel abroad.

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