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Embassy of the Republic of Yemen
Berlin
Weekly Media Summary
31-8-2020
- Govt committed to facilitate oil imports despite Houthi violations:
The Yemeni Government said it was committed to facilitate the import of oil products through the Houthi rebels-controlled Seaport of Hodeidah despite the rebel militia’s violations of an import mechanism previously agreed upon with the office of the UN Special Envoy to Yemen.
The Houthi militia had confiscated oil revenues
worth YR 40 billion from a Hodeidah Central Bank account meant to pay the
salaries of civil servicemen all over Yemen.
In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said today
that “Although the Houthis still control the bank account, the Government is
working to admit new oil shipments to Hodeidah Seaport to prevent an oil crisis
that may complicate the suffering of the Yemenis especially in these delicate
circumstances.”
The ministry said the government offered an
initiative on August 26 to resume allowing oil shipments in via the seaport
provided that the revenues are deposited in a new independent account away from
the control of the militia such that the funds are only spent after an
agreement on how to spend the funds is reached.
- Parliament Speaker discusses with UN envoy latest developments in Yemen
Parliament Speaker Sultan al-Barakani discussed Friday with the UN envoy to Yemen latest developments, efforts of the political solution and realizing just and inclusive peace in Yemen.
In the meeting held through video conference technology,
al-Barakani touched upon Houthi aggressions and violations and latest military
escalations against Marib, the last attack took place yesterday by directing a
rocket on a mosque in the city, killing and injuring dozens of worshipers.
Al-Barakani confirmed that Houthis do not want
peace as they hindered many agreements and have not committed to any
initiatives and today they are blackmailing the world by neglecting Safir Oil
Tanker, which poses environmental disaster if it explodes or leaks, and their
attacks on Marib.
He criticized the international negligence in
taking serious actions towards Houthi militia’s terrorist acts saying:”
Despite all repeated Houthi violations, the international community and the UN
envoy have not played the responsible role to stop Houthi militia’s
stubbornness and still neglect Houthi terrorist practices, which hinder all
peace efforts.”
He confirmed that the legitimacy’s patience has
been tried out and today it is facing huge international pressure to freeze or
cancelling Stockholm Agreement, pointing to concessions made by the government
for implementation peace choices.
The Parliament Speaker called upon the UN envoy
to deal positively with all concessions made by the government for realizing
peace in Yemen and define, denouncing the party hindering peace and disclosing
its name to local and international public opinion.
For his part, the UN envoy expressed hope of
finalizing steps for implementing Riyadh Agreement, praising Saudi role for
reaching to the agreement and implementing it, confirming that the UN follows
up these steps actively.
The UN works responsibly to avoid all
humanitarian disastrous in Yemen, stopping the war and realizing peace, said UN
envoy.
He confirmed continuation of his meetings with all
parties, experts, specialized and interested people for coming out with final
formula for announcing joint declaration, praising government’s positive and
its active role and cooperation for reaching to peace process.
He also confirmed keenness of the UN for
reaching to imminent ceasefire, sopping bloodshed and ending Safir Oil Tanker
issue.
- Shocked by the UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths’ description of his talks with an Iranian official as “constructive,” Yemen’s Information Minister said the remarks ignore “Iran’s role in sabotaging Yemen.”
Eryani’s comment comes after Griffiths said in a
tweet that he had “had a very constructive meeting today with Senior Assistant
to Iran ‘s FM Ali Asghar Khaji.”
Eryani said the remarks “ignore Iran’s role in
sabotaging Yemen, in turning the country to a launch pad to target the
countries of the region and the international shipping and in wreaking the
human and material havoc” it has wreaked.
Eryani said Griffiths even ignored recent UN
confirmation that Iranian arms were used in four terror attacks on Saudi Arabia
and recent US seizure of an Iranian arms shipment while it was in the Arabian
Sea en route to the Houthis.
- SPDRY, Marib Girls Foundation sign women empowerment memo:
The Saudi Program for the Development and Reconstruction of Yemen (SPDRY) signed a memorandum of joint cooperation with Marib Girls Foundation to support the foundation empower women economically through the “Saba Project for the Economic Empowerment of Yemeni Women.
SPDRY’s General Supervisor, the Saudi ambassador
to Yemen, Muhammad Al Jaber, signed the pact with the foundation’s president,
Yasmine Ali Al-Qadi.
Al Jaber made clear that the project is the
first SPDRY signs with a Yemeni woman-led development institution particularly
responsible for economic empowerment of women and youth.
The President of the Foundation appreciated the support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia represented by the Saudi Program for the Development and Reconstruction of Yemen, indicating that this cooperation aims to serve the economy of women and enhance their presence in society by supporting emerging projects and qualifying women to establish free projects, in addition to highlighting women’s talents and honoring women leaders.
The project includes the establishment of an
incubator for the economic empowerment of Yemeni women in the governorate.
