Meeting of Saudi - Yemeni joint committee on border problem

The official Saudi news agency said on Monday that the Saudi-Yemeni joint committee assigned to demarcate sea borders met in Sanaa on Saturday and Sunday.

The agency added that talks were held in an atmosphere of "fraternity and understanding," noting that the next meeting will be held in Saudi Arabia, but no date was announced for the forthcoming meeting.

Confrontations erupted between the two countries forces on July 19 in al-Dweimeh Island. It resulted in three killings in the Yemeni side. Following the incident, the two sides signed an agreement on July 28 that avoids resorting to the use of force. In 1995, both Sanaa and Riyadh and had agreed to renewed the border agreement signed in 1934, known as Taif agreement. According to the said agreement The former is to give the latter the provinces of Asir, Najran and Jizzan.