Yemeni Information Minister Underlines GCC Essential Role for Peace in Yemen

Doha, May 03 (QNA) - Yemeni Minister of Information Dr. Mohammed Abdulmajeed Al Qubaty has praised the role played by the GCC countries for the establishment of peace and security in Yemen and bring all parties to the consultations table. In a statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA), the Yemeni Minister said that the role of the GCC states in the Yemeni issue is essential and articular because the stability of Yemen is important to the entire region's stability, stressing the sincerity of the GCC countries' efforts to help Yemen to get out of its crisis on the basis of the GCC initiative and its executive mechanism and the role of the Security Council resolutions. He also hailed the role of the Arab coalition forces in changing the equation of the political forces in Yemen in favor of legitimacy, as well as its leading role in defeating al-Qaida, ISIS organisation and the international terrorism in Hadhramaut. Dr. Al Qubaty said that the continuation of the situation in Yemen without the intervention of the Gulf countries means the undermining of security and stability in the Arabian Peninsula. On the possibility of resorting to Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations to put pressure on Houthis to resume talks more seriously, the Yemeni Minister of Information said that the implementation of Chapter VII and the harsh punishments listed in is related to the Secretary General envoy to Yemen and to the evaluation of the States parties to the Yemeni affairs. He warned that the prestige of the UN Security Council is "at stake" after the Houthi group deliberately violated its decisions more than once. The Yemeni Minister of Information thanked the State of Qatar and all GCC countries for their efforts towards the Yemeni issue. Yemeni Minister of Information Dr. Mohammed Abdulmajeed Al Qubaty said that it is unlikely to resume talks with the Houthi coup in the near future in the light of their continued tampering and procrastination and their deliberate breach of the ceasefire agreement. In his remarks to QNA, he said that whether to resume the talks or not after they were suspended by the Yemeni government delegation in Kuwait is something cannot be predicted at the moment. Regarding the government's stance towards UN Yemen Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed's efforts, the Information minister said that the government will remain a supportive his efforts to bring peace to Yemen. Al Qubaty confirmed that the government consultations delegation in Kuwait also supports any serious approaches to maintain security and stability in Yemen according to the three terms of reference which are the national dialogue outputs, the GCC initiative and its implementation mechanism and the UN relevant resolutions. (QNA)