Yemen – Al-Alimi pledges consensual administration, praises role of Saudi Arabia and UAE
Rashad al-Alimi, chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Command Council, said he is committed to following the path of partnership and national consensus to confront all challenges, praising the role of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in making efforts for Yemen.
Speaking Tuesday in the interim capital Aden after taking the constitutional oath of power, he said the council will strive for peace with utmost sincerity
He pledged to work to end the coup and war, restore the state, peace and stability, address the economic and living situation, and rebuild institutions in Aden
He also stressed his determination to strive to strengthen our relations with the international community and the Arab States.
The council will pay great attention to the issue of counter-terrorism through the development of security agencies and co-operation with our partners in the international community, he said.
He thanked Saudi Arabia and the UAE for the $3.3 billion emergency grant and called for an international conference to support the Yemeni economy.
Al-Alimi said membership in the Gulf Co-operation Council is a key goal, adding that joining the GCC preserves our country within the Arab fabric and protects it from external interference.
Al-Alimi said the economy is one of the Presidential Command Council’s top priorities, starting with “the regular payment of salaries to all public service employees, the regularity and improvement of the salaries of heroes of the armed and security forces, the salaries of martyrs and wounded people, and the regularity of pension payments”.
The council also seeks to stabilize currency prices, collect all state revenues, increase exports, rationalize expenditures, and provide a suitable environment for investment, which would reduce unemployment, stimulate economic growth, control high prices, improve services, and stop economic decline, he said.
On Tuesday, the president and members of Yemen’s Presidential Command Council were sworn in before parliament.
Amidst tight security at a hotel in Aden’s temporary capital, the president and members of the presidency completed the oath of office.
The Yemeni parliament also gave a vote of confidence to the Government of National Competencies, headed by Maeen Abdulmalik.
The Yemeni government won full confidence in the parliamentary session, which was attended by 180 members of parliament. The majority voted to give confidence to the government of mercenaries, which was formed on December 18, 2020 in accordance with the Riyadh Agreement.
