Consolidating resources and appointing governors ... the transitional pushes the Riyadh train to the next station
English - Wednesday 23 December 2020 الساعة 05:28 pm
Aden, NewsYemen:
Dr. Nasser Al-Khubaji, a member of the Presidium of the Southern Transitional Council and head of the negotiating delegation, considered that the announcement of the formation of a parity government is an important point on the road to achieving security and stability in Yemen.
This came during his meeting, on Wednesday, at his residence in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, with the US Deputy Ambassador to Yemen, Christopher Deutsch, according to the official website of the Southern Transitional Council.
Al-Khubaji stressed, during the meeting, that the new government will devote itself to the priorities of the stage related to the livelihood and life of the citizen in terms of services, electricity, water, health, education and stability of the economic and security situation, and work to mobilize efforts to confront the Houthis and terrorist organizations, combat corruption, and regional interference hostile to the Arab project.
He also stressed the need to expedite the implementation of the rest of the provisions of the Riyadh Agreement, foremost of which is the organization of the mechanism for collecting oil, customs and tax resources and depositing them in the Central Bank in the capital Aden to enhance the capabilities of the state and facilitate the financial cycle, thus ending the recurring financial crises facing the country, in addition to appointing governors and security directors of the provinces and implementing The military and security arrangements in the rest of the southern governorates, as stipulated in the Riyadh Agreement, as well as the formation of the joint negotiating delegation, and the restructuring of the economic bodies represented by the Supreme Council for Economy, the National Anti-Corruption Authority and the Central Organization for Control and Accounting.
Al-Khubaji reviewed with the US Deputy Ambassador the most prominent emerging issues and files, foremost of which is the formation of a parity government between the south and the north, the completion of the implementation of military arrangements in Abyan and Aden, and ways to alleviate the suffering of citizens and remove the consequences of the war and its repercussions from their shoulders.
Dr. Al-Khabaji expressed the "transitional" appreciation for the efforts made by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to implement the Riyadh Agreement, and to enhance the capabilities to confront challenges and dangers, especially the Houthi militia and terrorist and extremist groups.
Dr. Al-Khubaji praised the role that the United States of America is doing to combat terrorism and piracy, and its efforts to bring peace and end the war in our country, and to address the crises in the Middle East region in general.
For his part, Mr. Christopher Deutsch praised the response and constructive cooperation of the Southern Transitional Council to implement the mechanism to accelerate the Riyadh Agreement, form the new government and implement military arrangements, hoping to speed up the return of the government to Aden and guarantee it to alleviate the suffering of the citizen and address the economic crisis, in a way that meets the steady improvement in recent prices The riyal is exchanged against other currencies.
