Dr. Saleh Al-Haj, Director of the Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Authority (FAEA) of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), received today, Monday, in his office in the capital, Aden, French researcher Jose Marie Bel.



During the meeting, which was attended by Mr. Lutfi Shatara, Head of the Research and Decision Support Center (RDSC), and Mr. Anis Al-Sharafi, Deputy Director of FAEA, Dr. Al-Haj praised the writings of Mr. Bel on the capital, Aden, and the South, touching on the cooperative relations that brought the South together with the French Republic in various fields, especially the cultural field.



Dr. Al-Haj asserted that the political leadership of the South pays great attention to the cultures that have existed in Aden since ancient times, perhaps the most prominent of which is the French cultural and literary center known as "Arthur Rimbaud's House," which has become part of the historical and cultural heritage of Aden.



For his part, Mr. Bel spoke about his positive impressions of his visit to the capital, Aden, after an absence of decades and his great happiness with the meetings he held at the STC, noting that he is in the process of writing a new book about Aden.