Yemen President Abdu Rabo Mansour Hadi said on Saturday that Al-Qaeda is behind economic recession in Yemen.
During his reception to the Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc in Sana'a, Hadi affirmed that Yemen suffers from Al-Qaeda that severely damaged the national economy.
"Terrorism has no nation, borders… all international states should cooperate to combat and eradicate it" he added.
He also said that Al-Qaeda's target against Yemen's economy distracted investments and led to the increase of unemployment.
During the meeting, Hadi received a letter from his Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gul, regarding regional and international issues.
Hadi stressed the importance of enhancing commercial exchange, praising Turkish development in all fields.
A number of high-ranking Turkish officials including the Foreign Minister visited Yemen during the few past months and Turkey granted Yemen about $100 million.
According to official statistics, Yemen lost about $3 billion during offensives that Yemeni launched against Al-Qaeda last year.
After the Yemeni government announced its victory in early June, al-Qaida carried out a suicide bombing various governorates and killed the commander of Yemen's southern military region, Salem Qatan.
The Yemeni authorities had stated that they would continue the battle against Al-Qaeda militants and that the government will deal with them as citizens in case they were persuaded to abandon violence.
Yemeni officials say Al-Qaeda restored to use other tactics as it assassinated a number of Yemeni military commanders and officers, and carried out suicide bombings against military and security compounds in the capital Sana'a and other cities