Yemen’s internationally recognized government expressed reservations
about Germany’s decision to hold an international conference on Yemen
without consulting or coordinating with it.
Wednesday’s conference, hosted by Germany’s Foreign Ministry, brought
together senior officials from 17 countries, including key actors and
major donors.
Attendees included the UN special envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, and
the UN humanitarian coordinator for the country, Lise Grande.
Yemen’s foreign minister told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper: “The launching
of any programs, plans or mechanisms by the UN or the international
community to assist states requires consultation and coordination with
the beneficiary state … in accordance with the principles of the UN.”
Khaled Al-Yamani added: “UN Security Council resolutions… stipulated
that the Yemeni government is the legitimate representative of Yemen.”
He said: “The government of Yemen is currently in need of the
international community’s support and cooperation to enhance its ability
to perform its functions in the service of all Yemeni people.”
The Trump administration has thwarted “attempts to impose a solution
that would give the Houthi militias and Iran a permanent foothold in
Yemen to threaten regional and international security and stability,”
Al-Yamani added.
The reimposition of US sanctions on Iran is contributing to “cutting off
its (Tehran’s) expansionist arms in the region, including the Houthi
militias in Yemen,” the foreign minister said.
Yemen’s government is “exerting great efforts … to explain the
dimensions and risks of the Houthi coup in Yemen, the dangers of the
control of Iran-backed terrorist militias in the region, and the
importance of supporting Yemen-led efforts to restore the state in
accordance with UN resolutions, the Gulf (Cooperation Council)
initiative, and the outputs of the comprehensive National Dialogue
(Conference),” he added.
The Yemeni government is in “constant coordination” diplomatically with
member states of the Arab coalition supporting it, particularly Saudi
Arabia and the UAE, Al-Yamani said.
As part of his commitment to review the performance of Yemeni diplomatic
missions abroad, he said the Foreign Ministry has adopted a plan to
improve their performance.
“The leadership will make fundamental changes in the Yemeni diplomatic
corps, in line with our aspirations to develop the political and media
discourse of the legitimate government in these exceptional
circumstances in Yemen,” he added.
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