Yemen's Hadi must be restored as president: UN chief
(MENAFN- Arab News) RIYADH: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for the restoration to power in Yemen of President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi after Houthi militia seized power.
'The situation is very very seriously deteriorating with the Houthis taking power and making this government vacuum' Ban said referring to the Shiite militia which dissolved the Sanaa government and parliament on Friday.
'There must be restoration of legitimacy of President Hadi' the UN chief said after talks with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman.
The Houthi militia on Friday created a 'presidential council' in a move it said was designed to fill a power vacuum.
The Gulf Cooperation Council on Saturday described the Houthi action as a coup.
The Houthis overran Sanaa in September and seized the presidential palace and key government buildings last month prompting Hadi and Prime Minister Khalid Bahah to tender their resignations.
Yemen has been riven by instability since the uprising that forced strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh from power in 2012.
'I'm concerned that all these Houthis and... former president Saleh have been undermining the transition process' said Ban.
Ban met with other officials including Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Ali Al-Naimi and GCC Secretary General Abdullatif Al-Zayani.
'This situation in Yemen has been the major topic which we addressed' Ban said adding that it must be dealt with through UN Security Council and GCC initiatives.
Ban said UN envoy Jamal Benomar has been 'working very hard in Yemen facilitating a way out of the current political crisis and a return to the path of the peaceful political transition.'
'The situation is very very seriously deteriorating with the Houthis taking power and making this government vacuum' Ban said referring to the Shiite militia which dissolved the Sanaa government and parliament on Friday.
'There must be restoration of legitimacy of President Hadi' the UN chief said after talks with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman.
The Houthi militia on Friday created a 'presidential council' in a move it said was designed to fill a power vacuum.
The Gulf Cooperation Council on Saturday described the Houthi action as a coup.
The Houthis overran Sanaa in September and seized the presidential palace and key government buildings last month prompting Hadi and Prime Minister Khalid Bahah to tender their resignations.
Yemen has been riven by instability since the uprising that forced strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh from power in 2012.
'I'm concerned that all these Houthis and... former president Saleh have been undermining the transition process' said Ban.
Ban met with other officials including Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Ali Al-Naimi and GCC Secretary General Abdullatif Al-Zayani.
'This situation in Yemen has been the major topic which we addressed' Ban said adding that it must be dealt with through UN Security Council and GCC initiatives.
Ban said UN envoy Jamal Benomar has been 'working very hard in Yemen facilitating a way out of the current political crisis and a return to the path of the peaceful political transition.'
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