Border demarcation in stalemate [Archives:2002/37/Front Page]

Reliable sources told Yemen Times that a large number of Dahm tribesmen have been coordinating themselves during the last week in an attempt to stay alert for any attack possibility by the military forces stationed near their villages. Dahm tribe has prevented the demarcation border committee to perform its task regarding the demarcation of the Yemeni-Saudi borders.
Endeavors and mediations have been made by Sheikhs of some tribes to convince colonel Yahya Abdullah Al-Shaef to order his tribesmen to withdraw and allow the demarcation border committee and German company Hanza Luftbilit doing the actual demarcation resume their missions in these disputed areas.
Before entering into negotiation, Dahm tribesmen have laid down some conditions regarding the release of one of their tribe’s members and his companions, who were detained by the authorities in one of the hospitals of Mareb when they were receiving treatment following their attack against one of the German company’s site more than a week ago. The second condition is that the German company commits itself not to place any more marks in the land of Dahm.
Tribal resources said that Dahm tribesmen are still stationed at the Azzan Mountain despite the attempt to disperse them.
The German company entrusted with demarcating the Yemeni-Saudi borders has been prevented from its mission in these disputing areas.
On the other hand, Dr. Abdullah al-Fadheel, the Chairman of the Yemeni-Saudi Land Borders Committee said the Yemeni-Saudi Joint Committee would hold a meeting in the near future together with representatives of the German company to evaluate the present situation and study all possibilities.
“The meeting will review the difficulties faced by demarcation border committee and the third phase of the demarcation border, which will start at al-Wadeya and the adjacent joint areas between Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman,” he said.

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