The meetings of the joint preparatory committee for the Saudi-Yemeni coordination council began here today. The meetings are co-chaired by advisor at the Saudi Royal Court Dr Mohammed bin Ibrahim al-Hudeithi and under secretary of the Yemeni ministry of planning and international cooperation Hisham Sharaf Abdullah. The participants of the 3-day meetings will review issues pertaining to economic and commercial cooperation between The two countries, notably cooperation in the fields of agriculture, transport, environment, oil, gas, minerals and information. --MORE 10 29 Local Time 07 29 GMT