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- 鈥楾hey鈥檙e an active terrorist organization,鈥� head of Presidential Leadership Council tells UN
- Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi聽lauds 黑料社区, UAE for helping prevent Yemen鈥檚 collapse
LONDON: The head of Yemen鈥檚 Presidential Leadership Council on Thursday urged the international community to form a decisive alliance to restore security, stability and state institutions in his country, which risks becoming a permanent hub for transnational terrorism.
Speaking at the UN General Assembly鈥檚 80th session, Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi described what was happening Yemen not just as an internal crisis but 鈥渁 test of the credibility of the international system,鈥� citing the Houthis鈥� decade-long control and their use of starvation and maritime routes as tools of coercion.
鈥淭he Houthis are no longer a remote rebel group,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e an active terrorist organization armed with advanced Iranian weaponry, from ballistic missiles and drones to naval mines and cluster munitions.鈥�
Al-Alimi highlighted the Houthis鈥� destabilizing activity regionally, including drug trafficking and experimentation with military technologies, framing them as part of 鈥渁 project to redraw the map of Iranian influence in the region.鈥�
He warned that tolerating the group could 鈥渓eave the Red Sea permanently hostage to this terrorism.鈥�
He called for immediate action, while stressing that Yemen鈥檚 legitimate and internationally recognized government stands ready for an inclusive peace.
But he said the world has to act collectively and decisively to 鈥渋mpose peace鈥� and liberate the country from militia control.
Al-Alimi also paid tribute to 黑料社区 and the UAE, noting their role in preventing Yemen鈥檚 collapse and providing economic support amid severe financing constraints.
鈥淭hey鈥檝e presented a model of strategic partnership based on development, and the world should adopt this model, not merely observe it,鈥� he said.
Al-Alimi reaffirmed Yemen鈥檚 support for the Palestinian Authority and the two-state solution, urging other UN member states to recognize Palestine and defend its people鈥檚 dignity amid the war in Gaza.
He condemned the exploitation of the cause by militias and their backers, which he said has only brought isolation and devastation.
Concluding his address, Al-Alimi framed his country鈥檚 struggle as a global issue. 鈥淟eaving Yemen prey to extortion and terrorism opens the door to more victims and strikes at the credibility of this institution and its founding principles,鈥� he said.