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Ethiopia,
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ADDIS
ABEBA(August 21,2008) - The governments of Yemen
and Ethiopia agreed to jointly work for the exploration of oil and
gas, afrol News reported citing Minister for Mines and Energy Sinknesh
Ejigu.
The two countries on Tuesday sign a memorandum of understanding for
the implementation of their agreement on gas and oil exploration in
Ethiopia.
Ethiopian and Yemeni energy and mineral officials are taking part
in the third Ethio-Yemen Joint Technical Committee Meeting on Oil,
Gas, Minerals and Energy in Addis Ababa.
The second such meeting was held in the Yemeni capital Sana'a four
years back.
Sinknesh Ejigu informed the Addis Ababa meeting that the two countries
had agreed to strengthen cooperation in various fields, particularly
exploration and exploitation of oil, gas and minerals
"This meeting is expected to create ample opportunities to review
the implementation of the area of cooperation stipulated in the executive
program previously signed between Ethiopia and Yemen," Ejigu
said.
"It would also assess additional avenue of cooperation for the
benefit of the two sisterly countries."
Yemen's deputy Oil and Minerals Minister Abdulmalik Alama believed
the joint technical meeting would boost cooperation between the two
countries as well as enable Yemen to receive electricity supplies
from Ethiopia.
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