Dr. Al-Khobaji meets with heads and staff of General Secretariat departments and inspects progress of work

The member of the Presidency, Acting President of the Council, Head of the Negotiations Affairs Unit, Dr. Nasser Al-Khobaji, visited on Wednesday, the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Southern Transitional Council in the capital Aden, and was received by Mr. Fadl Mohammad Al-Jaadi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Southern Transitional Council.

In the visit, which was accompanied by the member and reporter of the Negotiations Affairs Unit, Anis Al-Sharafi, Dr. Al-Khobaji held a meeting with the heads and cadres of the General Secretariat, and delivered a speech in which he conveyed the greetings of the President, Commander Aidaroos Qassem Al-Zubaidi, the President of the Transitional Council, and expressed his happiness with this meeting, which falls within the framework of his meetings with cadres of the council’s bodies, listening to them and answering their questions.

For his part, Mr. Fadl Al-Jaadi, Deputy Secretary-General of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Transitional Council, welcomed Dr. Nasser Al-Khubaji, and his visit to the General Secretariat and his meeting with the heads and staff of the General Secretariat, which reflects the sincere interest of the Presidency of the Council in direct follow-up to the Council’s bodies and meeting with their cadres and listening to them and their questions.

Dr. Nasser Al-Khobaji talked about the details of the Riyadh Agreement and the details from its inception until its final version, providing an explanation of the terms of the agreement that were signed, and what has been implemented and what is waiting, previewing the process of formation of the negotiation affairs unit team and the nature of its work.

Dr. Al-Khobaji affirmed that the Riyadh Agreement has achieved great political gains, foremost among which is the political recognition of all parties participating in the agreement in the Transitional Council as a legitimate entity for the South exists on the ground, and as the real delegate by its people, in addition to imposing the presence of the Council as a primary party in the final solution negotiations without overcoming it or the issue of the South, as well as agreeing on the Council to be part in the decision making, and as a true partner in the political process and in the government formation.

Al-Khobaji also talked about the official visit of President Aidaroos Al-Zubaidi, and his accompanying delegation to Russia at an official invitation from the Russian leadership, explaining what happened during the visit, its details, and the gains that were resulted from this visit.

Al-Khobaji listened to a number of issues of concern to the attendees and the Southern citizens, discussing a number of questions related to the negotiation and political process and the current situation, and answering them.