Governor of Aden the Capital discusses with Humanitarian Dialogue center of Geneva ways to separate services from politics
SMA NEWS – ADEN THE CAPITAL
The governor of the capital, Aden, Mr. Ahmed Hamed Lamlas, met on Saturday, with Mr. Roman Grandjan, the regional official for Middle East and North Africa in the Humanitarian Dialogue Center in Geneva, and Mr. Francis Ward, director of Yemen and Gulf Countries Program at the Centre, and the delegation accompanying them, in which the two sides discussed ways to use and employ dialogue to separate services from the political conflict for the benefit of the citizens in Aden the Capital.
Lamlas confirmed that the local authority is in constant contact with the government and the concerned authorities, and that it was suggested in more than one meeting that the conflict of the political parties should stay away from the services, noting that the one who suffers a lot from the service struggle is the citizen in the capital, Aden.
The governor stated that Aden has known electricity and sanitation since the fifties, and today it is living in a difficult situation with destroyed infrastructure, and we, in turn, are working hard and trying to restore it, but the process is progressing slowly and with limited capabilities.
The governor pointed out that the war, in addition to the deterioration of conditions and poor services, led to the emergence of extremism movements, which were decisively confronted and eliminated, and work is still continuing and we are witnessing improvement from time to time with the aim of achieving the desired security and stability and services that restore Aden the capital its position as a city of civil and coexistence.
The meeting discussed a number of issues, mechanisms and procedures that can be taken during the current and future phase, which aim to address the problems towards crystallizing an initiative and program that allows the implementation of plans, requirements and projects of the local authority and secure basic services in the capital, Aden, away from any other accounts and agenda.
For its part, the delegation of the Humanitarian Dialogue Center spoke of their willingness to work on finding a space for dialogue for the various parties to spare the services of the political conflict so that the citizen would not be a victim, in addition to holding many meetings with the aim of creating spaces for dialogue and to address possible issues in the Yemeni crisis.
It is noteworthy that the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue is an organization independent of all organizations, bodies and countries, based in Geneva and working in 40 countries, including Yemen, in resolving conflicts through dialogue.