President Al-Zubaidi Lauds Distinguished Relations with Djibouti

SMA NEWS – RIYADH
President Aidarous Qassem Al-Zubaidi, the president of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and the deputy head of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), praised the distinguished brotherly relations between our country and Djibouti. It took place when the president received on Monday morning, at his residence in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, Mr. Dya-Eddine Said Bamakhrama, Ambassador of the brotherly Republic of Djibouti to Yemen.

President Al-Zubaidi reiterated his thanks for the honourable stances of the leadership, government, and people of the Republic of Djibouti on the side of our country and their support for our people in this ordeal by hosting a large number of Yemenis who have been displaced to Djibouti since the outbreak of the war in 2015 and their immense humanitarian aid.

The meeting reviewed the latest political and economic developments in our country and the regional and international endeavours aimed at ceasing the war and establishing peace in the region, as well as strengthening joint coordination between our country and Djibouti to ensure the protection of international shipping lanes in the Red Sea.

For his part, the Djiboutian ambassador reaffirmed the position of his country in supporting the leadership of the PLC, the power-sharing government, and war-ceasing and peacemaking efforts, stressing the need to work together to push for a lasting and sustainable peace in the region.

The meeting was attended by Mr. Mohammed Al-Ghaithi, director of the General Directorate for Foreign Affairs (GDFA) of the STC and head of the Consultation and Reconciliation Committee of the PLC, Mr. Imad Mohammed, office director of the deputy head of the PLC, and Mr. Saleh Al-Quaiti, representative of GDFA.