Yemeni president to visit Saudi Arabia for boost relations

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh will on Monday start an official visit to Saudi Arabia which will last for several days during which he will hold talks with King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz and the Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah dealing with means of strengthening and deepening bilateral relations between the two states as well as to discuss issues of mutual concern as well as developments on the Arab, Islamic and international arenas.

Yemeni diplomatic sources assured that the visit tackles borders demarcation between Yemen and Saudi Arabia and discussions concerning the peace process in the Middle East.

The sources said that the Yemeni president absolutely refuses to resort to the International Court of Justice for the border demarcation between the two states similar to what happened with Eritrea (and Yemen) clarifying that Yemen and Saudi Arabia are tied by good relations.

The Yemeni president will be escorted by a high ranking officials and minters. This visit comes following the visit held by the Saudi crown prince to Yemen on May 22 to take part in the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the unity of the two parts of Yemen.