[28/06/2024 06:09]

ADEN-SABA
The Presidential Leadership Council held an extraordinary meeting on Friday, chaired by Dr. Rashad Muhammad al-Alimi, the Chairman of the Council, and attended by its members: Aidarous al-Zubaidi, Tariq Saleh, Abdulrahman Al-Muharrami, Dr. Abdullah Al-Alimi, and Othman Mujalli.

Council members Sultan al-Aradah and Faraj al-Bahsani were absent with an excuse.

The meeting was devoted to discussing developments in the national situation at all levels, led by the repercussions of the terrorist Houthi militia's seizure of three aircrafts belonging to Yemeni Airlines and technical crews at Sana'a Airport, and their prevention of the return of these planes to complete the transport of stranded Yemeni pilgrims in Mecca.

The meeting also addressed the economic situation and the measures taken to achieve monetary and service stability, and to alleviate the humanitarian suffering exacerbated by the terrorist Houthi militia's attacks on oil facilities and international shipping lines.

In this regard, the Council praised the transfer of a new installment of the generous Royal Grant by our brothers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the general budget, and the keenness to support the Presidential Leadership Council and the government in order to fulfill the essential obligations of the state.

The Presidential Leadership Council considered the Houthi militia's hijacking of the financially and administratively independent Yemeni Airlines' aircrafts a complete terrorist operation, adding to their flagrant violations that have targeted national and foreign air and maritime carriers over the past years.

The Council decided to form a government committee headed by the Prime Minister and the participation of the relevant authorities to manage the crisis, and to restrict the use of the hijacked aircraft by the militia until further notice, including the release of the aircraft detained for maintenance for two months and lifting the frozen company's assets exceeding $100 million.

The Council held the terrorist militias fully responsible for the repercussions of this serious escalation, which would increase the suffering of citizens and affect the operations of the national carrier, causing it heavy losses.

The Presidential Leadership Council also discussed the ongoing arrangements to hold a new round of consultations on the file of detainees, abductees, and forcibly disappeared persons, under the auspices of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Omani capital, Muscat.

The Council reiterated its keenness to support efforts and initiatives aimed at ending the suffering of detainees, abductees, and the forcibly disappeared people and reuniting them to their families according to the principle of "all for all", foremost among them the activist Mohammed Qahtan, who is included in the resolution of the United Nations Security Council.

The Presidential Leadership Council also addressed the widespread campaign of abductions recently launched by the terrorist Houthi militias against dozens of employees of United Nations' agencies, international and local non-governmental organizations, in a flagrant violation of the national legislations, international laws and accords.

The council emphasized the importance of exerting maximum pressure to compel the militias to unconditionally release all these abductees, and to accelerate the procedures for transferring the main headquarters of international agencies to the temporary capital, Aden, with the government's commitment to ensuring a safe and suitable environment for the work of these organizations and the provision of their services to all Yemenis across the country.

The Council also reiterated its full support for all government economic measures to improve living conditions, rationalize expenditures, and prioritize the decisions of the Central Bank of Yemen aimed at protecting the banking system, ending monetary distortions, enhancing supervision over banks and foreign banking operations, and providing the optimal response to disclosure standards and compliance with the requirements of combating money laundering and terrorist financing.

The meeting discussed updates on opening roads in Taiz, Marib, and other areas, and the required measures to ensure the end of the militias' siege on the cities, and facilitate the movement of individuals, funds, goods, and the activities of humanitarian organizations.

The Council noted the well-known public awareness of the Houthi militias' schemes, the requirements for opening roads, and sustaining their security, including the UN supervision of the redeployment of forces stationed on the contact lines and the clearance of land from mines and snipers of the terrorist militias, in accordance with the ceasefire understandings and the Stockholm Agreement.

The Presidential Leadership Council warned the Houthi militias against attempting to exploit these humanitarian issues to achieve opportunistic gains and circumvent the measures taken so far by the government and local authorities to end the suffering of citizens after years of unjust siege.

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