The Presidential Council meets with Guterres to discuss developments in the situation in Yemen
تاريخ النشر: 23rd, September 2023 GMT
The Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Muhammad Al-Alimi, and the Council Member - President of the Southern Transitional Council, Aidaroos Al-Zubaidi, discussed, on Friday, with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, the latest developments in the Yemeni situation, on the sidelines of the meetings of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Al-Alimi praised the role of the United Nations and its Secretary-General, and its appreciated efforts to contain the repercussions of the worst humanitarian crisis in the world created by the Houthi militias supported by the Iranian regime, putting the Secretary-General of the United Nations before the developments of the situation in Yemen, the economic, service and human rights reforms led by the Council and the government, and the required UN interventions on... All levels.
The meeting touched on the commendable mediation efforts led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman to renew the truce, launch a political process under the auspices of the United Nations, and the government’s openness to various initiatives that embody the terms of reference for a comprehensive solution agreed upon nationally, regionally, and internationally, especially the relevant international legitimacy resolutions.
The meeting reviewed urgent international interventions to reduce the effects of illegal immigration, combat money laundering, and move forward with plans to move from the relief phase to the sustainable development phase.
For his part, the Secretary-General of the United Nations affirmed the international organization’s commitment to supporting the Presidential Leadership Council and the government, mobilizing the necessary resources to alleviate human suffering, and harnessing all efforts to renew the truce, resume the political process and enable the Yemenis to build their state based on partnership and respect for human rights.
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