Maeen Abdulmalik: Our priority is the economic file and an end to the Houthi militia coup
English - Thursday 24 December 2020 الساعة 02:10 pm
Aden, NewsYemen:
In an interview with Yemeni TV, the head of the government of new competencies, Maeen Abdulmalik, revealed that the priorities of his political government are the economic file and ending the Houthi coup.
Abdulmalik said that this stage is extremely complex, and we do not have magic solutions, but at least uniting the ranks and dealing with divisions is in the interest of every Yemeni from Saada to al-Mahra, and it will help activate institutions and achieve the first goal of ending the coup.
The Prime Minister described Iran as a "rogue" country that caused devastation in the region from Iraq to Lebanon to everywhere, while the Houthi militia was an Iranian project and investment, a death and destruction machine for multiple wars throughout the six wars, and then it was a tool to destroy the political path, and it is now a tool to destroy the country.
The head of the new government affirmed that the battle with the coup is the battle of every Yemeni, and that restoring the state and the republican system are matters that cannot be neglected, indicating that peace is not a desire, and it has objective conditions.
He pointed out that the battle to end the coup is important for us to establish a present model for the state and to have guarantor institutions, so activating the monitoring and accountability apparatus and the Anti-Corruption Commission are among the primary tasks of the government in order to activate the state's institutions.
Regarding the main objective of the Riyadh Agreement, Abdulmalik said that in order to unify the political decision and for there to be unity for the security and military decision, and what happened in Aden will happen in Socotra, no inch in the country can be ruled by the legitimate state institutions.
He explained that the formation of the government will give a great impetus in the coming stage to intensive and effective diplomatic work at the international level. Yemen should return to the fore again, and this is the main address for all of us.
He added that the government is a government of national unity, which came as a result of political discussions in which all the active political forces participated, and the President of the Republic and the brothers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had a great role in building this consensus and accomplishing the difficult equation, in order to bring this government to light.
He indicated that the citizen is looking for quick solutions with regard to the economic aspect, and these have their tools, and there is discussion about support with the international community, especially with our brothers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with regard to support for the Central Bank and the deposit, and matters related to food security and derivatives of electricity generation.
He pointed out that international support for Yemen depends on a stable and strong government from the temporary capital of Aden. Previous divisions have hindered the government’s space, but this consensus is now and this government will help to accomplish tasks that were difficult to accomplish in the past.
The Yemeni Prime Minister revealed a Yemeni-Saudi discussion on providing a package of basic and rapid support, and we also plan to increase oil exports from 70,000 barrels to 150,000 barrels per day.
