While Receiving US Ambassador,

 President Al-Zubaidi: Comprehensive Peace will only be Achieved by Addressing Roots of Conflict and Dealing with Ground Reality

President Aidarous Qassem Al-Zubaidi, the president of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and Deputy Head of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), received at his residence in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on Tuesday evening, Mr. Steven H. Fagin, the U.S. Ambassador to Yemen.

The meeting discussed the political and humanitarian developments in our country in light of the ongoing Houthi escalation on various fronts, in addition to the exerting efforts in the field of combating terrorism and addressing the deteriorating economic situation as a result of the Houthi attacks on economic facilities.

The President stressed the necessity of concerted efforts to confront the challenges posed by the terrorist Houthi militia, as well as the economic conditions that require expedited addressing, highlighting the need for the international community and the entire region to assume their responsibilities in this regard.

President Al-Zubaidi reiterated his support for peace endeavours, indicating that a comprehensive and lasting peace can be achieved by adhering to the principles on which the partnership emanating from the Riyadh Agreement is based, the consultations of the Cooperation Council for the States of the Arab Gulf (GCC) addressing the causes and roots of the conflict, and dealing with reality on the ground, and at the forefront of that is resolving the cause of the people of the South in accordance with their legitimate political aspirations held by the STC.

For his part, the US ambassador affirmed his country's support for the PLC and the government in their efforts to deal with economic and security challenges, praising the efforts made by our forces in their battle with terrorist and extremist groups, and stressing in the context the need to support these efforts for the safety and stability of the region and maritime shipping lines in al-Mandab strait and the Gulf of Aden.

The meeting was attended by Mr. Mohammed Al-Ghaithi, director of the General Directorate for Foreign Affairs (GDFA) of the STC and head of the Consultation and Reconciliation Committee of the PLC, Mr. Saleh Al-Quaiti, representative of GDFA, and Mr. Imad Mohammed, office director of the deputy head of the PLC.