A Yemeni government source revealed to the island the most prominent provisions of the new proposal for understanding on the Riyadh agreement between the Yemeni government and the UAE-backed transitional council.

The new formula for the Riyadh agreement includes starting to form a new government with the participation of the Transitional Council and political components.

And according to what a government source revealed to the island, the transitional council will clearly announce the abandonment of self-administration and all its consequences before entering into any political arrangements.

The source added that what is then done is to appoint a governor and security director for Aden, start withdrawing all weapons, and remove the military forces under Saudi supervision.

The Yemeni government source indicated to the island that the prime minister will be assigned in consultation with all political components to form the government within 30 days.

He stressed that the government will not be announced until after the completion of the implementation of all security and military provisions in Aden, and the conditions return to normal in Socotra with a Saudi guarantee.

Elements of the UAE-backed transitional council in previous battles (Reuters)

Bags and positions

He added that the transitional will get 4 ministerial portfolios only, and the rest of the bags - except for the sovereign - will be distributed to the rest of the political components.

The source also confirmed that the Saudi draft of the Riyadh Agreement proposes to grant the position of governor and director of Aden Security to the Emirati-backed transitional council.

He also indicated that the proposal requires that the transitional nominate 5 names for the position of governor and director of Aden Security to appoint one of them by the Yemeni president.

A Yemeni government source had previously told Al-Jazeera that President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi had stipulated that the UAE-backed transitional council cancel its declaration of self-administration in the southern governorates; In order to implement the Riyadh Agreement.

The "transitional" - which controls the temporary capital of Aden and areas in the south - announced on April 26 last year "self-administration" in the southern governorates, which was met by local, Arab and international rejection, and increased tension with relations with the legitimate government, which described the coup.