The proceedings of the Yemeni-Ethiopian technical joint committee for oil, gas and minerals are to start next Monday in the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Saba reported. Head of the Yemeni delegation for the meetings, deputy minister of Oil and Minerals Abdul Malik Alama said the meetings will discuss ways to strengthen cooperation between Yemen and Ethiopia the fields of oil exploration and production. They will also assess the two countries most important activities in these areas. The two sides will identify timetables for implementing what they had agreed on in the previous meetings held in 2004 and 2007.