Sana'a - Saba:
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has condemned the statement issued by the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to Yemen regarding the issuance of new currency.
In a statement received by the Yemeni News Agency (SABA), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that the UN envoy’s statement once again demonstrates his absolute bias toward the countries of aggression and their mercenaries, and his departure from the neutral role entrusted to him as a mediator.
The statement explained that the Central Bank in Sana’a issued the new currency based on a financial and professional study, considering it a replacement for damaged banknotes, without causing any monetary or economic consequences.
It noted that this emergency decision came after negotiations led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on this matter reached a dead end due to the obstinacy, stalling, and lack of seriousness by the countries of aggression and the mercenary government — even after ten years of daily suffering endured by the Yemeni people due to the use of the old currency.
The statement added that Sana’a had agreed to the proposal to form a joint economic committee to manage national resources and deposit revenues into a special account designated for salary payments. This initiative could have resolved all related issues; however, the committee never materialized due to the other party’s lack of cooperation. Yet, the UN envoy did not express concern over this matter.
The Ministry stressed that the UN envoy’s recent statement is unacceptable, as it aligns with those issued by some of the aggressor countries, notably the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.
The envoy was reminded that the countries of aggression and their mercenaries launched a fierce economic war on Yemen alongside their military campaign, taking numerous unilateral economic measures that harmed the Yemeni people — including the printing of billions in unbacked currency and other actions that should have been the focus of criticism by the UN envoy.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that Sana’a’s efforts to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people should be acknowledged and appreciated. It affirmed that the time has come to end the aggression and blockade imposed on the Yemeni people, ease their suffering, and allow them to live in peace.