Al-Qirby Around Gulf to Subdue Former Southern Leaders in Exile
Yemen Foreign Minister, Abu Bakr al-Qirbi, paid a visit to the Gulf countries last week, carrying messages from the president to Gulf leaders.
In releases attributed to members in the minister’s delegation, it was said that the president’s messages requested the Gulf leaders to limit the number of Yemeni politicians living there who were accused of having links with the recent riots in the south. Sources added that deliberations with the Gulf countries is a normal phenomenon, since Yemen is the security essence for the Gulf and all that happens in Yemen has its impact on the Gulf countries.
The sources said that Yemen does not want the Gulf countries to be a safe-haven for providing the direct and indirect support for subversive Yemeni politicians.
The sources did not mention the Yemeni demand of these politicians deportation. However, they asserted that it considers the uncontrolled activity of the leaders who escaped Yemen following the unsuccessful separation attempt of 1994 as a negative indication undermining the economic rehabilitation and investment promotion effort because the unrest and anarchy will have their negative effect on these efforts.
Al-Qirbi told gulf media that the visit aims at shedding light on what is happening in Yemen so as not to give a chance to the wrong media interpretations, adding that they know that some are exploiting the Gulf hospitality to severe the Yemeni gulf relations. He assured his confidence that the gulf countries won’t allow any activity against Yemeni unity being launched from their territories.
The Interior minister said at the Parliament that there are foreign elements and separatists supporting the chaos in some governorates, however a recent government report disclosed that a group described as subversive and directed by separatist elements, orchestrated the riots in joint plan with separatist leaders to destabilize the country to achieve their separation objectives.
The report said the riots’ damages resulted in 22 security personnel injuries, destruction of police and civil defense vehicles, including unidentified citizen’s car, and the burning and looting of 75 shops.
The local authority premises and judiciary offices were also burnt down and looted, with 41 citizens’ stores being looted with regional separatist backgrounds.
But Not Kuwait
Mareb Press
Yemeni Foreign Minister, Abu Bakr al-Qirbi, described the Yemeni and Kuwaiti relations as excellent.
He confirmed to Mareb Press that he will visit Kuwait next week, denying presence of any differences between Yemen and Kuwait.
Foreign minister paid a visit to all Gulf countries except Kuwait last week. Politicians and observers said the visit was successful.
The minister carried massages from president to Gulf leaders and he said that the messages are related to bilateral relations between Yemen and Gulf countries, means to promote cooperation and coordination with each in fields of economy, investment, security and combating terrorism, the latest developments in the Arab region, and the Yemeni efforts to heal the Palestinian rift through the Yemeni reconciliation initiative.
The minister also praised the cooperation of Gulf countries in supporting devolvement process in Yemen.
