President Hadi must be restored to power in Yemen: UN chief
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says President Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi must be restored to power in Yemen following the formation of a transitional council by Shia Houthi fighters.
On Friday, Yemen’s Ansarullah movement announced a constitutional declaration on Transitional National Council, which is to replace Yemen's parliament.
According to the constitutional declaration, the Transitional National Council will be set up to elect the presidential council in a bid to end the country’s persisting political deadlock.
"The situation is very, very seriously deteriorating, with the Houthis taking power and making this government vacuum," Ban told reporters on Sunday.
"There must be restoration of legitimacy of President Hadi," the UN chief said after a meeting with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Riyadh.
The leader of Shia Houthi fighters, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, said in a public address on Saturday that the formation of a transitional council can thwart all plots against Yemen as it would put an end to the political vacuum in the Arab country.
“Formation of a transitional council is a move to foil all conspiracies,” as it would fill the “power vacuum” created in Yemen following the resignation of President Hadi and Prime Minister Khaled Bahah, he added.
The UN chief added that the current situation in Yemen had been the major issue of discussion with other Arab officials including Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi and Secretary General of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council [(P)GCC] Abdullatif al-Zayani.
Ban said the Yemeni issue must be dealt with initiatives by the UN Security Council and the [P]GCC.
He further stated that the UN special envoy to Sana'a, 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."
In September 2014, Ansarullah fighters gained control of the capital city of Sana’a, following a four-day battle with army forces loyal to General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, the half-brother of the country’s former dictator, Ali Abdullah Saleh.
The Ansarullah revolutionaries say the Yemeni government has been incapable of properly running the affairs of the country and providing security.
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