Investigation reveals systematic destruction to industrial sector in Hodeidah
HODEIDAH, Nov. 21 (YPA) – Deputy Director General of the Trade and Industry Office in Hodeidah, Mahmoud Shukri, explained that the US-Saudi aggression worked systematically to destroy the components of industrial infrastructure in Hodeidah in its quest to transform Yemen into a consumer market for the products of the aggressive countries.
Shoukry said in a statement to Almasirah, on Saturday, that the area extending from kilo-4 to kilo-16 in Hodeidah is the backbone of the national economy and has been subjected to systematic and deliberate destruction, and that there was a clear focus on destroying the infrastructure of industries in Hodeidah in particular.
He added that the direct targeting of factories in Hodeidah led to a shortage of commodities and a rise in their prices, many workers lost their jobs, and their access to factories was very difficult as a result of road blocks and the concentration of mercenaries in factories
Shoukry stated that in the economic zone extending from Kilo 4 to Kilo 16, more than 25 giant industrial projects were destroyed and damaged by the raids of the aggression and the mercenaries’ violations of the Stockholm Agreement.
For his part, Chairman of the General Investment Authority, Yasser Al-Mansour, indicated that the scene of the destruction of factories in the economic zone in Hodeidah is clear and horrific. A limited number is the one who survived the targeting, explaining that there are more than 30 industrial projects registered in the authority.
Al-Mansour said, “We still have a mandatory path to follow, which is to build and continue to restore life, and the government must join hands with investors to advance Yemen’s economy.” He added that document the files of the destroyed factories is being done, and this is included in the bill of aggression that accumulates day after day, and work will be done to overcome any difficulties facing the partially destroyed factories.
He pointed out that there are two groups of factories that were targeted, the First Economic Zone, which were permanently destroyed and need a period of time to restore their activity, and the other is currently present and can resume its activity.
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