RIYADH-SABA Foreign Minister Khaled Alyemany and the head of the EU delegation to Yemen discussed the Stockholm Agreement struck between the government and Houthi rebels on December 13. The meeting discussed furthering EU interest in supporting the Yemeni economy. The EU ambassador hailed the successes of the Yemeni government and …
January, 2019
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29 January
Govt blames Houthis for failure of public employee payment
ADEN-SABA Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Hadhrami said the unjustified stubbornness of Houthis during the peace talks in Sweden last month was the reason that no further deals were struck including any deals regarding the payment of public employees in the rebels-held territories. In a meeting with the German ambassador to …
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29 January
FM receives credentials of new Turkish ambassador
RIYADH-SABA Yemen’s Foreign Minister Khaled Alyemany received a copy of the credentials of the new Turkish ambassador to Yemen Farook Bozogoz. Alyemany expressed Yemen’s pride in the historical relations with Turkey and hailed the Turkish support to Yemen with relief aid, development projects and training of Yemeni staff. The Turkish …
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29 January
PM receives German Ambassador to Yemen
ADEN-SABA Prime Minister Dr Ma’een Abdulmalik received on Tuesday in Aden the German Ambassador to Yemen Karola Molar . Discussions focused on the latest developments about the situations and topics relating the developments in Yemen. The Prime Minister noted the government’s efforts to manage financial challenges and renormalize administrative situations …
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29 January
Hadi receives British Ambassador to Yemen
RIYADH-SABA President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi received here on Tuesday the British ambassador to Yemen Michael Aaron. They discussed the developments in Yemen and the role of the UK in supporting the political process in Yemen. Hadi affirmed the government’s keenness to realize peace despite the Houthi stubbornness and repeated failures …
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27 January
Govt calls on Humanitarian Coordinator to blame Houthi crimes on Houthis
ADEN-SABA The government has called upon the senior-most United Nations official in Yemen to blame the Houthi crimes on Houthis and to hold the rebel militia accountable for all the massacres they have committed. In a statement, the government through the Higher Committee for Relief Aid said it was disappointed …
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26 January
FM commends UN Secretary-General’s efforts to implement Stockholm Agreement
NEW YORK – SABA Foreign Minister Khaled Al yemany commended the efforts of the UN Secretary-General António Guterresthrough his Special Envoy to Yemen to implement the peaceagreement agreed between the government and Houthis in Sweden on December 13. In a meeting with Guterres here today, Al yemany affirmed the Yemeni …
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26 January
Yemen, Kuwait discuss situation developments on implementing Stockholm agreement
NEW YORK-SABA Minister of Foreign Affairs Khaled al-Yemany met on Saturday with his Kuwaiti Counterpart Sabah Khaled al-Sabah and discussed with him situation developments in Yemen. Minister al-Yemany reviewed developments on implementing Stockholm agreement on Hodeida, prisoners’ treaty and lifting Taiz Siege, pointing to efforts exerted by the government’s team …
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26 January
Hodeidah deal ‘at risk of collapse’because of Houthi excesses
ADEN-SABA Yemen’s Foreign Ministry said the peace agreement the government and Houthis signed in Sweden on December 13, mainly the part of it on Hodeidah, is “at risk of collapse because of excesses of the Iran affiliated coupistmilitia of Houthis.” The UN-sponsored deal provided for the withdrawal of the rebel …
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26 January
FM stresses imperative of timetabled redeployment in Hodeidah
NEW YORK-SABA Foreign Minister Khaled Alyemany stressed the imperative of declaring a timetabled plan for the redeployment of rival forces in Hodeidah as had been agreed inthe UN-sponsored peace talks in Sweden on December 13. In a meeting with the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Rosemary A. DiCarlo, here …