Issues caused by West affected Yemeni economy: Al-Houthi

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The leader of the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement, Sayyed Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi, said in a speech on Tuesday that "the Issues that the United States caused in Europe and Ukraine took a toll on the economy (in Yemen)," calling on Yemenis to "take care of agriculture as it is the backbone of the national economy.

"Everyone knows that international developments have affected the economy and that relying on imports from abroad has become a serious problem; it is a terrible mistake that has been compromising the national security of the country over the past years," the leader of the Yemeni Ansar Allah noted.

"The upcoming agricultural season should receive great attention and care by officials and people, who should carry out unprecedented work, especially in wheat cultivation," he advised.

The coalition of aggression wants to destroy the work of state institutions

"By targeting government buildings, the Saudi coalition wanted to paralyze the work of the government to allow the chaos to continue," he indicated.

Al-Houthi touched on the role of government institutions toward the people and their problems. He argued that as a result of the targeting of these institutions, employees were not attending the workplace in accordance with the working hours, and stressed that "in times of truce and during periods when there are fewer cases of aerial bombardment, employees should be present in the state institutions to make up for the previous absences and to actively be present in the society to deal with its problems."

The leader of the Ansar Allah movement then stressed the necessity to cooperate between the official authorities and the community to accomplish many service and development projects."

Al-Houthi concluded his speech by touching on the role of the president and the ministers: "We hope that the President, the Ministry of Local Administration, and the pertinent authorities in various ministries take good care of all projects - related to performance development - that are submitted to the governorates."

Al-Houthi’s words come in light of a comprehensive naval, air, and land blockade that Yemenis are suffering from as a result of the continuation of the Saudi coalition’s war on the country, which has led to major economic and humanitarian problems. 

The Sanaa government accuses Saudi companies in particular of looting Yemen's wealth and depriving Yemenis of their salaries and basic financial rights.