President Aidarous Qassem Al-Zubaidi received, at his residence in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, this morning, His Excellency Richard Oppenheim, Ambassador of the United Kingdom (Britain) to Yemen.

The meeting discussed the political, military and humanitarian developments in our country and the efforts made by the envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to extend the armistice and regional and international efforts to bring peace to the region in light of the continuous escalation of the Houthi militia and its rejection of all peace initiatives.

The meeting touched on the deteriorating economic situation in our country as a result of the Houthi attacks on oil facilities that represent the backbone of the economy in this context, President Al-Zubaidi called on the regional and international communities to intervene urgently to save the collapsing economic situation, noting that true peace begins with saving the lives of citizens and protecting economic facilities from the Houthi terrorist attacks that put millions of lives at stake.

President Al-Zubaidi also called on Britain to play a greater role in mobilizing economic support for our country and providing more support to protect economic facilities in order to enable the Presidential Leadership Council and the government to resume the oil production and export process, again calling on the British government and the ten sponsors of the political process to expedite the opening of their embassies in the capital, Aden.

For his part, the British ambassador renewed his country's support for the Presidential Leadership Council and for international endeavors aimed at achieving security and stability and reaching a comprehensive political process that ends the conflict and establishes a just and sustainable peace in the region, stressing the British government's keenness to support all efforts aimed at reviving the economy and supporting the government of our country to carry out its duties in providing services to citizens.

The meeting was attended by Mohammad Al-Ghaithi, Chairman of the General Department of Foreign Affairs, Chairman of the Consultation and Reconciliation Commission in the Presidential Leadership Council, Imad Mohammad, Director of the Office of the Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, and Saleh Al-Qaiti, representative of the General Department of Foreign Affairs in the Southern Transitional Council