During the 1920s, the government of Yemen forged relations with the Italian government under Mussolini, which led to the conclusion of an Italian-Yemeni friendship treaty on September 2, 1926.
During the 1920s, the government of Yemen forged relations with the Italian government under Mussolini, which led to the conclusion of an Italian-Yemeni friendship treaty on September 2, 1926.
The country's relations with Saudi Arabia were defined by the Treaty of Taif in 1934 which delineated the northernmost part of the border between the two kingdoms and set the framework for commerce and other interactions.
Relations with the British colonial authorities in Aden and the south were usually tense. The Soviet and Communist Chinese Aid Missions established in 1958 and 1959 were the first important non-Muslim presence in North Yemen.
Relations with the British colonial authorities in Aden and the south were usually tense. The Soviet and Communist Chinese Aid Missions established in 1958 and 1959 were the first important non-Muslim presence in North Yemen.
Additionally, Yemen has acceded to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and has stressed the need to render the Middle East region free of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction. ==History== ===North Yemen=== The geography and ruling Imams of North Yemen kept the country isolated from foreign influence before 1962.
Following the September 1962 revolution, the Yemen Arab Republic became closely allied with and heavily dependent upon Egypt.
In October 1984, he renewed the treaty of Friendship and Cooperation that was originally signed in 1964 by San'a and Moscow. In February 1989, North Yemen joined Iraq, Jordan, and Egypt informing the Arab Cooperation Council (ACC), an organization created partly in response to the founding of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and intended to foster closer economic cooperation and integration among its members.
In the wake of the Persian Gulf crisis, the ACC has remained inactive. ===South Yemen=== British authorities left South Yemen in November 1967 in the wake of an intense resistance campaign.
There were military clashes with Saudi Arabia in 1969 and 1973, and the PDRY provided active support for the Dhofar Rebellion against the Sultanate of Oman.
Saudi Arabia aided the royalists in their attempt to defeat the republicans and did not recognize the Yemen Arab Republic until 1970.
Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis found employment in Saudi Arabia during the late 1970s and 1980s. Saleh's foreign policy as the leader of North Yemen was characterized by the principles of "positive neutrality" and Arab unity.
There were military clashes with Saudi Arabia in 1969 and 1973, and the PDRY provided active support for the Dhofar Rebellion against the Sultanate of Oman.
Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis found employment in Saudi Arabia during the late 1970s and 1980s. Saleh's foreign policy as the leader of North Yemen was characterized by the principles of "positive neutrality" and Arab unity.
In October 1984, he renewed the treaty of Friendship and Cooperation that was originally signed in 1964 by San'a and Moscow. In February 1989, North Yemen joined Iraq, Jordan, and Egypt informing the Arab Cooperation Council (ACC), an organization created partly in response to the founding of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and intended to foster closer economic cooperation and integration among its members.
In October 1984, he renewed the treaty of Friendship and Cooperation that was originally signed in 1964 by San'a and Moscow. In February 1989, North Yemen joined Iraq, Jordan, and Egypt informing the Arab Cooperation Council (ACC), an organization created partly in response to the founding of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and intended to foster closer economic cooperation and integration among its members.
As a member of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for 1990 and 1991, Yemen abstained on a number of UNSC resolutions concerning Iraq and Kuwait and voted against the "use of force resolution".
At the same time, Saleh also tried to maintain friendly relations with the then-Soviet Union (which broke apart in 1991).
As a member of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for 1990 and 1991, Yemen abstained on a number of UNSC resolutions concerning Iraq and Kuwait and voted against the "use of force resolution".
In 1993, Yemen launched an unsuccessful diplomatic offensive to restore relations with its Persian Gulf neighbors.
Some of its aggrieved neighbors actively aided the south during the 1994 civil war.
The Taif Agreement has been renewed periodically in 20-year increments, and its validity was reaffirmed in 1995.
In the summer of 2000, Yemen and Saudi Arabia signed an International Border Treaty settling a 50-year-old dispute over the location of the border between the two countries.
The WTO working party on Yemen met in 2004 and twice thereafter to discuss Yemen's accession; negotiations are expected to take several years. ===Relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council=== Yemen desires to join the 24-year-old Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a sub-regional organization which groups Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman in an economic and security alliance.
In November 2006, an international donors' conference was convened in London to raise funds for Yemen's development.
On December 11, 2008, Moshe Nahari, a Jewish teacher, was murdered in a market in Raidah, home to one of the last Jewish communities in Yemen.
In the spring of 2008, President Saleh attempted to broker a reconciliation agreement between the competing Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah.
Yemen is also a party to environmental conventions on Biodiversity, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, and Ozone Layer Protection. == 2010 embassy closures == In late December 2009, the U.S.
Yemen is also a party to environmental conventions on Biodiversity, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, and Ozone Layer Protection. == 2010 embassy closures == In late December 2009, the U.S.
On January 3, 2010, following intelligence and threats from al-Qaeda, the U.S.
France, United Kingdom, and United States closed their embassies on 11 February 2015, Germany, Italy, and Saudi Arabia closed their embassies on 13 February, Spain, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates closed their embassies on 14 February, Japan closed its embassy on 16 February, and Egypt closed its embassy on 23 February. ==See also== List of diplomatic missions in Yemen List of diplomatic missions of Yemen Visa requirements for Yemeni citizens ==References==
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