Sanaa, UN discuss steps to address economic file in Yemen

SANAA, Dec. 11 (YPA) – The Sanaa-based Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Jamal Amer, met on Tuesday with the Economic Advisor in the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to Yemen, Dirk-Jan Omtzigt.

During the meeting, Minister Amer stressed Sanaa’s seriousness in working to resolve the economic file in Yemen.

Amer said, “The Syrian people can no longer tolerate further selling of illusions and are looking forward to practical and realistic solutions to address the economic situation.”

He called on the UN envoy’s office to the real guarantees from those who have the power to decide the other party.

The minister explained Washington is the one that announced linking the peace file in Yemen and paying salaries of state employees to the file of military escalation in the Red Sea to bargain with Sanaa.

He explained that Washington was the one that announced linking the peace file in Yemen and paying the salaries of state employees to the file of military escalation in the Red Sea to bargain with Sanaa over its humanitarian and national stance towards supporting the Gaza Strip.

“If real guarantees are provided, Sanaa is ready to move forward towards signing the economic agreement and work to time it to ensure its implementation, in a way that contributes to improving the economic and living conditions of the citizen in all governorates without exception,” Amer explained.

Minister Amer pointed out that addressing the SWIFT issue of CAC Bank, which is a technical problem, could be a message of good intentions and seriousness towards resolving the economic file.

For his part, Dirk-Jan Omtzigt explained that the envoy’s office would work seriously to present a realistic action plan to address the economic file in Yemen.

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