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The announcement of the visit came a day after she cancelled a planned trip to Tunisia, amid reported security concerns over bloody unrest in the Arab world.
However, Seibert said the cancellation of Merkel's Tunisia trip by "mutual agreement" had no impact on the travel plans of other members of the German government.
Yemen is undergoing a difficult political transition after a year-long uprising unseated longtime ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh and left the economy of the Arabian Peninsula's poorest nation in a shambles.
Violent protests have broken out in the country in recent weeks amid anger sparked by the US-produced film that offended many Muslims for denigrating Islam and its Prophet Mohammed.
Germany has also been directly affected by the unrest in the Muslim world, with a mob setting the country's embassy in Khartoum ablaze amid protests against the film.
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However, Seibert said the cancellation of Merkel's Tunisia trip by "mutual agreement" had no impact on the travel plans of other members of the German government.
Yemen is undergoing a difficult political transition after a year-long uprising unseated longtime ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh and left the economy of the Arabian Peninsula's poorest nation in a shambles.
Violent protests have broken out in the country in recent weeks amid anger sparked by the US-produced film that offended many Muslims for denigrating Islam and its Prophet Mohammed.
Germany has also been directly affected by the unrest in the Muslim world, with a mob setting the country's embassy in Khartoum ablaze amid protests against the film.
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