SANA'A, Jan. 04 (Saba)- An industrial source said that Yemen seeks seriously to establish two free economic zones with Saudi Arabia and an economic zone with Oman, the state-run 26sep.net reported on Friday.

Director-General of Industrial Zones Department in Industry and Trade Ministry Saleh al-Sanabani said that the government is currently working with the Omani official bodies to announce officially the establishment of the economic zone between the two countries.

Al-Sanabani pointed out that Egyptian experts would complete by the end of January the project's economic studies that would be set at a joint border region.

Al-Sanabani said that Yemen and Saudi Arabia are discussing currently over setting up two free economic zones in border areas between the two countries, one of them in al-Wadia'h area of Hadramout province and the other in al-Tawal area.

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