YPC’s employees continue to protest in front of UN office in Sanaa

Last updated Oct 18, 2019 10:07 PM

SANAA, Oct. 18 (YPA) – Employees of the Yemeni Petroleum Company (YPC) continued their protest in front of the UN headquarters in the capital Sanaa for the 170 consecutive days nuder the slogan “Popular Denunciation of the UN Inability “.

They demanded the release of all oil derivatives ships held by Saudi-led coalition forces off Yemeni Red Sea.

In a statement, the YPC has warned that the remaining oil derivatives in its reservoirs are running out, which could lead to the suspension of the most important basic services for vital sectors that cover the needs of citizens.

Protesters called on the international community to put pressures on the countries of Saudi-led aggression coalition to allow the entry of oil vessels into the port of Hodeidah.

Amin al-Shabbati, the spokesman for the Yemeni oil company has confirmed the arrival of two vessels carrying 22,000 tons of diesel in the port of Hodeidah along with another ship loaded with fuel oil for Hodeidah electricity plant.

He said that ” this ship is the smallest one.”

” These two oil ships are not enough because they can cover the basic needs of the vital sectors only for few days,” he added.
Al-Shobbati confirmed that the company can not solve the oil crisis through the released quantity.

He held the Saudi-led aggression and mercenaries responsible for detaining the rest of the oil vessels and enduring the Yemeni people for more suffering in the light of the availability of large quantities of oil derivatives being held by the coalition.

For his part, Chairman of the High Supervisory Committee for the Sit-in camps, Mohammed Al-A’ashram condemned the inaction of the United Nation towards the Yemeni people.

He said: ” The united Nation is unable to carry out its humanitarian role in Yemen. It is a lie that the UN carrying out its duties in Yemen. UN only cares about the interests of countries funding it.”

He called for serious and responsible action by the United Nations and the international community to release the remaining oil vessels and not to detain the ships in the future.

E.M