GDFA Holds Regularly Scheduled Meeting

Mr. Anis Al-Sharafi, Deputy Director of the General Directorate of Foreign Affairs (GDFA) of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), chaired GDFA’s periodic meeting in the capital, Aden, to review the latest political developments in the national, regional, and international arenas.

At the meeting, which was attended by a team of advisors and heads of departments and, through videoconferencing, representatives of its offices abroad, Mr. Al-Sharafi discussed the results of the visit of President Aidarous Qassem Al-Zubaidi and his accompanying delegation to Moscow, the Russian Federation, and the talks he held with Russian officials.

Furthermore, Mr. Al-Sharafi briefed both virtual and in-person attendees on the outcomes of the meeting of President Al-Zubaidi with the GDFA and the importance of being ready and well-prepared for the next stage by expanding the work of the GDFA and its diplomatic activities, as well as crystallising visions and suggesting choices on the comprehensive political process.

In turn, the attendees listened to briefings given by representatives of GDFA in various countries on the diplomatic communications, activities, and programs they have been conducting during the month of March; in addition, the head of the Training and Qualification Department at GDFA gave a briefing on plans to be implemented to meet the needs of the administrative and political staff.