Yemeni SPC chief says Saudi-led coalition must build trust with Yemen

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
26 Sep 2023 00:19
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The leader of Yemen's Supreme Political Council underlines that the Saudi-led coalition must work on measures to build trust with Yemen.

Yemeni Supreme Political Council leader Mahdi al-Mashat

Yemen's opponents must abandon hostile practices and transition to peace and dialogue, Yemeni Supreme Political Council Chief Mahdi al-Mashat said Monday.

In a speech on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of the September 26th revolution, al-Mashat stated, "The traditional view that prevailed over the decades has greatly harmed September 26th, turning it into a day of insults, curses, and mockery."

"We lose more when we forget that nation-building is an accumulative process that does not accept mockery and disconnection from history but rather relies on connecting and passing down experiences between generations," he said.

The Yemeni top official emphasized the necessity of "abandoning the logic of hatred and breaking away from all failed patterns."

The September 21st revolution in 2014 came to restore the dignity of all our days and our national struggles, with September 26th at the forefront, al-Mashat underlined.

"The wise leadership of the September 21st revolution requires us to avoid all the mistakes made by those who came before us and to build on everything that is true from those who preceded us as well," he stressed.

"Fair solutions must ensure the full and unimpaired respect of our rights, leading to the elimination of all factors of hatred among the people of the same country and nation," al-Mashat added.

Finally, he called for the immediate lifting of the blockade and swift engagement in confidence-building measures on both the humanitarian and economic sides.

"At the forefront of trust-building measures is the complete opening of airports and ports and the payment of salaries," he concluded.

Previously, Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, the head of the Ansar Allah movement, addressed Yemen's military capabilities and its recent advancements, in a speech commemorating the September 21st Yemeni Revolution.

The leader said Yemen continues to improve its missile and rocket arsenal, comprising long-range rockets, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and various attack drones.

"Our country possesses missile technology, and the missile capabilities have evolved exponentially from long-range missiles to guided and ballistic ones, not to mention drones," he said.

Sayyed al-Houthi pointed out that the blockade imposed on Yemen led to inverse results pushing its military to domestically produce weapons ranging "from pistols to missiles."

He added that Yemen's Armed Forces have also been remarkably successful in foiling several terrorist attacks, including assassination attempts, underscoring their vast contributions to maintaining Yemeni security.

The US administration has opted to employ aggressive policies against Yemen, taking advantage of internal division in an attempt to push the country into the abyss, al-Houthi emphasized.

Furthermore, the Yemeni leader highlighted the dire crisis that Yemen's National Army endured during the US administration prior to the September 21 Revolution, marked by infighting within its ranks, under the auspices of the US.

The US administration aimed to exploit internal division in Yemen for its own strategic ends, but according to the Ansar Allah leader, the Yemeni people were cognizant of Washington's intentions and effectively thwarted its plans on September 21, 2014.

In the context of the war on Yemen, al-Houthi said the US-Saudi-led coalition killed thousands of Yemeni civilians, carrying out genocides in the country through direct military action, not to mention the siege, which has left millions endangered by starvation.