The Yemeni- Saudi security agreement

The Yemeni minister of the Interior Lt. Gen. Rashad al-Oleimi said that preparations are underway at the meantime to run joint security patrols on the border between Saudi Arabia and his country and that the leaderships of the ministries of the interior in the two countries are working to form such joint patrol very soon.

He added that this measure falls in the course of bilateral cooperation and coordination to fight smuggling and sneaking through borders of the two states. He described results of the meeting held by the ministerial committee in charge of implementing the international treaty on demarcating borders between Saudi Arabia and Yemen as excellent and in the service of bilateral relations between the two states in various areas of cooperation.

He added that the talks he held with the Saudi minister of the Interior Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz during the convening of the 6th meeting of the Saudi- Yemeni joint ministerial committee in Sanaa last Tuesday were positive and centered on several issues pertinent to strengthening fruitful cooperation especially cooperation in security area.