'Yemen not Iranian bargaining chip', foreign minister says
'Yemen not Iranian bargaining chip', foreign minister says Yemen’s foreign minister, Afrah Alzouba, has said that Yemen is not “an Iranian bargaining chip” and that its future is “determined by Yemenis through their state and national path”. In a discussion with Russian news agency, Sputnik, Alzouba emphasized that restoring the state is a “pillar for regional security and the protection of…
Yemen's foreign minister, Afrah Alzouba, has stated that Yemen is not an "Iranian bargaining chip" and that the country's future will be determined by its own people, through the state and national path. In an interview with Russian news agency Sputnik, Alzouba highlighted the importance of restoring the state as a "pillar for regional security and the protection of international navigation".
According to a statement from Yemen's foreign ministry, Alzouba discussed the recent escalation by the "terrorist Houthi militia" in the western coast and Bab al-Mandab, the humanitarian repercussions of the conflict, and its implications for national and regional security, as well as international trade routes, during the discussion. She also touched upon the relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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