President Al-Zubaidi meets members of the Supreme Economic Committee of the Council

The President of the Southern Transitional Council, President Aidarous Qassem Al-Zubaidi, met today, Tuesday, with the members of the Supreme Economic Committee of the Council.

At the beginning of the meeting, the attendees stood for a minute of silence for the soul of the late Dr. Hassan Saleh Al-Abd, the member of the Council's Economic Committee, who died a few weeks ago.

After that, President Al-Zubaidi briefed the members of the Economic Committee on the latest developments in the political situation in the South, and the efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to push for the resumption of discussions to implement the remaining provisions of the Riyadh Agreement, in addition to the most important foreign moves made by the leadership of the Council.

President Al-Zubaidi stressed the need for economists to play an effective role in confronting the fabricated service war led by elements in the Yemeni presidency, in addition to the government’s disavowal from performing its duties and obligations contained in the Riyadh Agreement, foremost of which is working to provide basic services to citizens, and the payment of salaries, and other tasks that contribute to improving the lives of citizens.

The meeting discussed the rapid deterioration of the economic situation resulting from the collapse of the value of the local currency, and the means available to reduce successive crises in light of the great inaction by the government.

In the meeting, President Al-Zubaidi listened, from the members of the Supreme Economic Committee of the Transitional Council, to the visions presented by the committee regarding the current economic situation, and the most effective, immediate, and sustainable economic solutions that would limit the deterioration of the economy in the southern governorates and would improve it.

The members of the Supreme Economic Committee of the Transitional Council stressed the need to provide a safe environment for investors, in addition to inviting local and foreign capital to invest.

At the end of the meeting, the members of the Supreme Economic Committee of the Council valued the moves made by President Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, which are in the interest of the southern citizens and their just cause.