FM Meets UN Acting Resident Coordinator

February 8 / Yamanyoon

Minister of Foreign Affairs Hisham Sharaf met on Wednesday with the acting Resident Coordinator of the United Nations Oek Lushta in capital Sana’a.

Foreign affairs minister handed over a letter from the president of the Supreme Political Council, Saleh Al-Sammad, to the UN Secretary General António Guterres.

The minster reviewed the latest concerns at the Security Council, in particular the opening of Sana’a International Airport.

Foreign Minister also inquired about an amount of Yemeni currency recently printed in Russia, which has been agreed upon and disbursed by the United Nations, the UN envoy, and a group of 18 states sponsoring a political settlement.

The mechanism of distributing salaries for the state employees’ should have included both northern and southern governorates, the minister said, adding that the pro-Riyadh government did not fulfill its obligation in this regard; not did distribute for the north .

He hoped that the United Nations give an explanation regarding these two issues as soon as possible.