[18/07/2017 04:34]

RIYADH-SABA

Yemen's Interior Minister has underlined the importance of US role in making any settlement a success and in achieving a just lasting peace.

The minister Major Gen. Hussein Arab expressed this during a meeting with the US ambassador to Yemen Matthew H. Tueller in Riyadh today.

The minister emphasized the importance of other things; the effective and direct US presence in all arenas of challenge to the security of Yemen and, by extension, the security and peace of the world; the continuity of US-Yemeni coordinated action in confronting terrorism and securing the Yemeni coasts along the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea in cooperation with the Saudi-led Arab coalition.

During the talks, the minister made mention of: the latest developments on the local landscape citing the efforts to maintain peace and order in the capital city, Aden, and other government-held areas; the efforts to provide the public the basic services of water, power, education and health.

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