[17/March/2010]

TUNIS, March 17 (Saba) - Yemen and Saudi Arabia have signed on the sidelines of the 27th round of the Arab Interior Ministers Council, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between the two countries in the security field .

The memo calls for cooperation on facing natural and industrial hazards as well as cooperation in the field of training and exchanging civil defense experts.

The memo was signed by Interior Minister Mutahar al-Masri and Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz.

The two sides also discussed the bilateral relationship especially in counterterrorism area.


Moreover, al-Masri has separately met with Bahrain's Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa and Sudanese Interior Minister Ibrahim Mohamed Hamed.

The meetings discussed aspects of cooperation between Yemen and each country.

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