On the meetings of the Saudi- Yemeni coordination council

Saudi defense minister prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz has stressed in conclusion of the meetings of the Saudi- Yemeni coordination council that it was agreed on all debated issues and no difference was noted regarding any of the debated issues.

In a press conference he held following the end of the meetings on Tuesday late night, he explained that the Saudi forces will withdraw at the set time, adding that " this will not prevent any investment in a Yemeni territory shared with the borders whether it has Saudi forces or not. He added that the meetings of the council is based on the signed border demarcation agreement between the two countries, which was signed in Jeddah in June.

He expressed the two states solidarity with the Palestinian uprising, with all means, according to the decisions of the Arab summit and the Islamic states summit.

On the other hand, the Yemeni prime minister Abdul Karim al-Eryani said that he is confident that much will be achieved in the coming phase and that the atmosphere of investment between Saudi and Yemeni investors are in their best. He indicated that the meetings of the council will be held every each month instead of one year as the case now.

He continued that these meetings are but the first step towards fruitful co-operation between the two countries. He said that a joint statement was released on Tuesday evening explaining ways and means of backing this cooperation.