In his Speech During the Launch of the First Round of the Southern National Assembly, President of the Southern Transitional Council says: “We decided to restore our southern state from its hijackers. We sacrificed for this decision and still sacrifice till today”.
During the launch of the first round of the southern national assembly, president Aidarous Kassem Al-Zubaidi, president of the southern transitional council, delivered a speech that SMA News is publishing:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious and Most Merciful. And peace be upon his messenger Mohamed Ibn Abdullah and his companions and family.
Chairman of the southern national assembly, representatives and legislators of the southern people and their voice inside and outside the south. Peace be upon you all.
Here we meet you again after six months of the establishment round of the southern national assembly. It is a pleasure to congratulate you all for your success in your efforts to activate the legislative arm of the southern transitional council represented in the southern national assembly that is part of the council after major sacrifices of our glorious southern people. I hope that God will bless your efforts to fulfill your major national responsibilities and missions during this critical stage of our southern history.
Dear brothers and sisters, representatives of the southern people:
While you are launching the first round of the southern national assembly, we find our selves in front of a critical moment in our rightful cause. I’d like to say clearly that your presence here is a clear expression of our people’s will, decisions and desires. Draw a plan for the future and resume your national responsibilities effectively. We all decided to restore our southern state from its hijackers. We sacrificed a lot for this decision and without doubt, one of the fruits of these sacrifices is the presence of this elite group of our southern citizens as representatives of our people who express their hopes, goals and expectations.
Today, you are sending a message to the whole world that you are able to establish the bases for a democratic regimen and that you have a true intention for restoring the constitutional organizations of the state. Through you, our southern people managed to victor the future, restore his dream and move on towards retrieving his political rights and establishing his state’s organizations in a balanced manner under a democratic umbrella. The southern people proved their peacefulness, strength and glory when they decided to enforce their national will regardless the difficulties they face in every corner. We are all going on our national project that aims to independence and establish our modern southern state. We will never allow any one to hinder us under any circumstances.
As I told you before during the establishment round, and here I’m repeating my words again. I remind you that all citizens of our southern people are looking at you and trust you. So, don’t let them down and resume your historic responsibilities. It is an honor to be trusted like that. Be confident that we will be with you. We will help you to fulfill your national tasks as good as possible. We sacrificed together and we will never allow to be pushed back again. We are looking forward to your decisions on behalf of the people.
From the very beginning, we are all aware of the difficult conditions of our country that affected our people because our enemies continue their restless efforts to change our reality that is not serving their false interests and goals any more. I won’t hide the fact that our mission is very difficult but this will never shake our confidence in that our southern people is able to face all dangers and pass safely to the future we decided together. This is the case as long as we are aware of our revolution’s principles and solid will. Our confidence and faith will never shake and we will achieve our goals and expectations. Here I’m renewing the auth of men to men that our southern flag will remain high in the sky with the hands of our people.
Ladies and Gentlemen, representatives of the people:
Political, security and economic conditions of our country represent unprecedent challenges that impose extraordinary historic responsibilities on us. Therefore, we should keep our bases stable and fixed. Your role here in the national assembly that represents the southern parliament is to practice these tasks according to democratic principles that prioritize the supreme interest of our country.
During the previous period, we witnessed several events and experienced the details of several issues, the first of which was the file of Ahmed Ben Daghar’s government that practiced systematic torture against our people to subdue citizens, break their will and force them to accept a political fate against their desires and expectations. That government tortured us with services, salaries, impoverishment and denial. They even used force against peaceful demonstrators who mobilized to demand their rights. This led the southern resistance troops to defend people’s lives as this is their role and they resume it again if anyone thinks of threatening the lives of our people.
Arab Coalition countries interfered as a granting mediator of the two parties. As peace makers and honest in our intention to avoid violence and follow a peaceful path that protects all parties from any negative consequences, and in fulfillment of our commitment to the Arab Coalition, we responded to the invitation of Saudi Arabia and UAE. We chose the path of pacification. Our choice was the choice of the string victors nor the weak or afraid. We all know where we were and where we could be if only we would.
Today, after all this, we confirm our intention towards peaceful dialogue as we believe that solidarity of the south is the major guarantee for our political future. Tolerance and reconciliation is the main principle for the south to achieve salvation and victory. We will continue dialogues by all means till we restore our state and political rights in full. We chose peaceful dialogue as we believe in creating a political consensus among all southern citizens as a safe path for restoring our state and creating our safe future. With the same level of eagerness, we are ready to face any challenges that threaten our rights, past and future.
Dear brothers and sisters, representatives of the southern people:
We used all our capabilities to reestablish our political relations with many effective international parties. Thanks God, we succeeded in our efforts and opened political communication channels with some major powers and effective regional countries in addition to several governmental organizations and NGOs.
For our political openness, we established wise international relations based on understanding, cooperation and mutual respect. We managed to enforce our regional and international presence. We held several successful meetings with ambassadors of 18 countries to whom we expressed our vision to the solution and discussed major files and unsolved issues. We expressed our people’s expectations towards an independent peaceful and secure country. We also met UN special envoy in his office several times and asserted that we are part of the peace process and we, as southern citizens, are ready to attend any negotiations on behalf of ourselves. We asserted that we will never allow any solutions unless they are accepted by the people as these solutions should be equivalent for our sacrifices and our martyrs’ blood.
We will never accept any delay of the southern cause as we know well that our rightful cause is the key for any solution as current political facts say so. We notified everyone that the successful solution starts with the solution of our cause that we will never abandon. Those cannot fulfill their obligations on the ground will never risk signing anything about the southern people or southern cause.
Our glorious southern people:
We renewed our support to the Arab Coalition in the war against Al-Houthi militias till “Storm of Determination” and “Restoring Hope” fulfill their goals. In addition, we understand the conditions of Arab – Iranian conflict and it it may necessitate of creating coalitions, now or in the future. But we will never accept that these coalitions be formed at the expense of our cause, our presence or our political future.
Our heroes of the brave southern resistance:
We appreciate your courage and bravery. We appreciate your unlimited endurance, patience and gallant. You raised our heads and the name of the south to the stars. You raise the southern flag high up and only you stand under that flag with victory. You defeated your enemies and shut the mouths that uttered wrongfully against you. Today, on all fronts in the south or on the west coast, you are drawing with your blood the future of our country. You are the source of pride for the southern people and the Arab Nation. I confirm that we are on your own path till we achieve our desired goals.
Our brave southern women:
Today, I address you as the school that graduated heroes of this nation. Today, you are at the door of a new era as you can express your issues and expectations. The should be the voice of right. You should maintain your dreams. You are half of this society. You are the image and reflection of your men.
Our daring youth:
I can see the hope and future in you. My confidence in you has no limits. I believe in you as the power of change for a safe future. You are the main core of a renewable political life. You are the main pillar of patriotic principles. You are the flaming fire of enthusiasm. I’m proud to see you here representing the people and expressing youth expectations as you are the symbol of strength and challenge.
Dear brothers and sisters, representatives of the southern people:
You are the real reflection of our people and the voice of our crowds. Fulfill your tasks in abstraction and integrity. We all trust you. I recommend you to be more willing to prioritize the interest of our southern people. Preserve the interests of our people as it is entrusted to you. Make citizens’ issues as top priority in your agendas. Remember that the southern people are expecting more from you. Do whatever you think suitable for our people. We will be with you in the front line. We will work together and together we will overcome all difficulties till we reach our independence.
Thank you for your patriotic spirit and be more responsible. I wish you success and peace be upon you all.
