Egyptians welcomes the signing of Yemeni - Saudi border treaty

Osama el-Baz, the political advisor of the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, expressed Egypt's welcome for signing the Yemeni - Saudi treaty for border demarcation saying in a declaration to the Saudi news agency yesterday that "setting this matter forms a great pleasure to President Hosni Mubarak and to the Egyptian people - expressing his hope that this friendly agreement would reflect on the two countries' people." He said "we are looking forward that this treaty would be a pattern to follow in setting the Arab issues and affairs."

King Fahd Bin Abd El-Aziz issues a royal decree for agreeing on the treaty which was also ratified by the Yemeni president Ali Abdu Allah Saleh.