Yemen discusses Saudi dispute

Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh met cabinet and military officials on July 23 to discuss a Saudi proposal for settlement of a 61-year border dispute, an official said.

Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef was in Yemen last weekend on his second visit this month to resolve the dispute, which has led to several minor armed clashes between the Arab world's richest oil power and one of its most impoverished countries.

"During the meeting, the president reviewed the outcome of his talks with Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef," the official said

He said the president discussed with officials a letter from Saudi King Fahd delivered by Prince Nayef which outlined the monarch's proposal for a resolution of the border issue.