The UAE's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Anwar Gargash, said that the priority now is the success of Saudi efforts to unite against the Houthi coup. , To persuade the Yemeni parties to the conflict to fully and immediately implement all relevant Security Council resolutions.

In a tweet on the social networking site Twitter, Gargash said yesterday: “I do not wish to comment on the defective Yemeni Foreign Minister's attack on the UAE in his speech at the UN General Assembly. Saudi Arabia to unite against the Houthi coup ».

In addition, the UAE reiterated its support for the efforts of the UN Secretary General and his Special Envoy to Yemen to persuade the parties to the Yemeni conflict to implement immediately and fully all relevant Security Council resolutions, especially Resolution 2216/2015, without preconditions or restrictions.

This came in a speech delivered by the Permanent Representative of the State to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, Obaid Salem Al-Zaabi, before the 42nd session of the Human Rights Council, within the framework of the general debate on human rights, technical assistance and capacity building in Yemen.

At the outset of the speech, Ambassador Al-Zaabi pointed out that the UAE joined the statement made by the representative of the Kingdom of Bahrain on behalf of a group of countries. The parties to the conflict in Yemen implement fully and immediately all relevant Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 2216 (2015), without preconditions or restrictions.

Regarding the humanitarian situation in Yemen, Ambassador Zaabi called on the international community to facilitate unimpeded delivery of humanitarian assistance throughout Yemen, in accordance with the principles of international humanitarian law, and urged all donor countries and organizations to fulfill their obligation to provide financial support for the UN plan. The humanitarian response in Yemen for 2019, referring to the support provided by the UAE worth US $ 5.91 billion, to cover basic humanitarian needs, during the period from 2015 to September 21 last.