Yemeni government welcomes international positions supporting Yemen and regional security
Aden, 23 Sep (KUNA) -- The Yemeni government welcomed on Wednesday international positions affirming support for the Presidential Leadership Council and the Yemeni government, rejecting the disruption of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and warning of the repercussions of any instability on security and prosperity.
The Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement, welcomed the joint statement issued by the quadrilateral consultative meeting of the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan, and Turkey, held in New York on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, which affirmed steadfast support for the Presidential Leadership Council and the Yemeni government.
It also welcomed the statement issued by the foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan, along with the High Representative of the European Union, which affirmed the rejection of any disruption to maritime navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, warning that any such disruption would threaten security and prosperity.
The ministry further welcomed the joint statement by the foreign ministers of Germany, Australia, France, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Poland, and the United Kingdom regarding developments in Yemen and the Red Sea, and the threat they pose to regional stability and security, energy security, and the rights and freedoms associated with navigation.
Yemen expressed its full support for the condemnation, in the strongest terms, of all aggressions targeting Saudi Arabia, including the recent attacks by the "terrorist" Houthi militia, as reflected in the statements. It affirmed steadfast support for the Kingdom’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and security, and its inherent right to defend itself, its territory, and its people in accordance with international law and the UN Charter. The statements also emphasized the importance of ensuring the safety and freedom of maritime navigation.
Yemen held the Houthi militia responsible for these aggressions and their repercussions, and held the Iranian regime responsible for its continued military support of the Houthi militia and its attempts to exploit Yemen and its strategic location to serve its regional agenda and threaten the security of neighboring countries at the expense of Yemen’s sovereignty and the interests of its people.
The ministry appreciated the countries’ reaffirmation of their steadfast support for the Presidential Leadership Council and the Yemeni government, and their backing of their efforts to achieve security, stability, and development in Yemen.
It affirmed that the entry point to resolving the Yemeni crisis lies in ending the Houthi coup, restoring state institutions, and extending their authority over the entire territory, in accordance with the three nationally, regionally, and internationally agreed-upon references, thereby safeguarding Yemen’s unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.
The ministry stressed that empowering the Yemeni state to protect its coasts and ports is a fundamental pillar for the security of neighboring countries and international navigation in the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and for preventing the use of Yemeni territory as a platform for aggressions against neighboring countries.
It called on the international community to translate supportive positions into practical measures to enforce the relevant UN Security Council resolutions, address the sources of the threat, halt the flow of Iranian weapons and military expertise to the Houthi militia, and disrupt its financing and supply networks.
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