UAE reiterates support to Yemen

Abu Dhabi - Mohammed bin Rashid, Mohammed bin Zayed receive Yemeni Vice-President and Prime Minister Khaled Bahah.

His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received the visiting Yemeni Vice-President and Prime Minister Khaled Bahah at Zabeel Palace on Monday evening.
Shaikh Mohammed reviewed with Bahah the current situation in Yemen in the light of recent political and security developments, following the return of Aden and several provinces to the legitimate government.
The Yemeni vice-president conveyed the gratitude of President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi and the people of Yemen for the brotherly support given by the UAE and its people to the legitimacy in Yemen and for delivering humanitarian assistance in the affected areas of Yemen.
Shaikh Mohammed renewed the firm stand of the UAE leadership in support of Yemen and its people and to the international legitimacy and peace. He expressed the hope that Yemen will regain peace and stability under the legitimate leadership and government.
The meeting was attended by Shaikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chief Executive of Emirates Group; Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gargawi, Minister for Cabinet Affairs; Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemi, Minister of State; Lt. General Mohammed Abdul Rahim Al Ali, Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defence; Khalifa Saeed Sulaiman, Director-General of Dubai Protocol and Hospitality Department; Salem Khalifa Al Gahfli, UAE Ambassador to Yemen and members of the delegation accompanying the Yemeni vice-president.
His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of UAE Armed Forces, said on Monday that the Arab Coalition will pursue its mission of supporting the Republic of Yemen, its people and legitimate government, in order to achieve stability and security in the country and alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people affected by the attacks by rebels against its legitimacy. He was speaking during a meeting with visiting Yemeni Vice-President and Prime Minister Khaled Bahah at Al Bahr Palace, Abu Dhabi.
Shaikh Mohammed appreciated the role of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia, and his able leadership of the Arab Coalition. Bahah updated Shaikh Mohammed on the latest political and security situation in Yemen.
Earlier, Bahah has offered condolences on behalf of President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and the Yemeni people to the families of the Emirati martyrs who died in the line of duty during 'Operation Restore Hope.'
Bahah visited the families of the martyrs, namely First Lieutenant Abdul Aziz Sarhan Saleh Al Kaabi in Al Ain, Saif Yuosuf Al Falasi in Dubai and Hazim Obeid Khalfan Al Ali in Sharjah, to convey President Hadi's sympathies.
The Yemeni Vice-President expressed his heartfelt condolences to the martyrs' families, praying to Almighty Allah to grant their soul rest in paradise.
He also lauded the strong, honourable and historic stance of the UAE in support of Yemen in its current crisis and paid a tribute to the UAE President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan; His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai; and His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed, for the continuous support the UAE is extending to the people in Yemen during the crisis.