Almotamar.net, Saba - In its weekly meeting on Tuesday chaired by Prime Mister Dr Ali Mohammed Mujawar, the Cabinet discussed the necessary alternatives and plans for the implementation of railway project by either the government or investors, according to feasibility studies of this vital project.
The project includes four main axes, which are the international line linking Yemen to Saudi Arabia, which extends through Aden and Taiz to the Saudi borders with a length of 729 km, and the international line connecting the Sultanate of Oman and Yemen, which extends from Shihin to Ghaydah in Mahrah and Mukala in Hadramout and then to the port of Balhaf on the Arab Sea with a length of 766 km, followed by the line that connects Balhaf to the city of Aden with a length of 386 km.

The fourth axis focuses on minerals line which will run from Jawf to Balhaf Port on the Arab Sea via the cities of Marib and Ataq with an approximate length of 578 km.

The Cabinet formed a committee headed by Minister of Planning and International Cooperation and the membership of Ministers of Transport, Public Works and Roads, Finance, and Water and Environment to study the proposals and visions of the Transport Ministry and set the plans and alternatives to implement the project and to submit its findings to the cabinet within a maximum period of month.

Moreover, the Cabinet stressed the importance of this project economically, socially and culturally, noting the importance of adding a fifth axis to the project to include the line of the capital Sana'a to the port of Hodeidah on the Red Sea and from Sana'a to the city of Aden through the cities of Ibb and Taiz, so as to connect the cities with population density to the ports cities.

The Cabinet agreed on the note of Minister of Oil and Minerals on the amendment of the paragraph B of Article 30 of the Prime Minister's decree No. 472 for 2008.

This paragraph is concerning the rules regulating the actions of the international competitiveness in the open sectors of oil exploration in light of the discussion of the Supreme Economic Council in this regard.

The amendment is to give the ministry the necessary code to negotiate directly on any of the open sectors with the oil companies that have high operational experience in the exploration and production of oil and operate the production their selves in different countries in the world, so as to serve the process of expanding the volume of investments in the oil field.