Dr. Nasser Al-Khubaji, member of the Presidency of the Southern Transitional Council and head of the Negotiations Affairs Unit, received yesterday, Wednesday, at the headquarters of the Transitional Council, Mr. Peter Rice, Director of the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to Yemen, and Ms. Laura Mitchell, Senior Adviser on Gender in the Envoy's Office.

 The meeting, which was attended by Ali Al Kathiri, member of the Presidency of the Transitional Council, deputy head of the Negotiations Affairs Unit, Dr. Najwa Fadl, President of the Southern Women's Supreme Committee, Ms. Aisha Talib Abdil, Vice-President of the Supreme Committee for Women, and Ms. Ishtiaq Muhammad Saad, member of the Southern Women's Supreme Committee, discussed the developments of the political process.  And the envoy’s ongoing consultations with all political forces, and the ongoing arrangements for a meeting that brings the envoy together with a delegation from the Southern Transitional Council as part of his consultations to design a general framework for the envoy’s work plan for the comprehensive political process.

 The meeting also reviewed the latest developments in the humanitarian, economic, political and military situation in the south and Yemen, stressing that the economic crises and war in services that the capital, Aden, and the southern governorates suffer, in light of the government’s failure to perform its duty towards the citizens, will exacerbate the humanitarian crisis and multiply the suffering of the originally ailing citizen.  .

 Al-Khubaji praised the efforts made by the UN envoy to resolve the conflict and his understanding of the situation in the south, praising the efforts and constructive role played by the office of the UN envoy in the capital, Aden.

 During the meeting, Dr. Al-Khubaji indicated that the leadership of the Southern Transitional Council, represented by President Commander Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, pays more attention to dealing with all the efforts of the UN envoy that would lead to a comprehensive solution and in its priorities a just solution to the issue of the people of the south in a way that meets the will and aspirations of the people of the south as the solid basis for reaching a comprehensive peace  and durable.

 For his part, Peter Rice expressed the envoy’s office’s appreciation for the constructive approach taken by the Southern Transitional Council in dealing with the efforts and initiatives of the UN envoy to resolve the crisis, noting that the upcoming political process aims to find a comprehensive solution that accommodates all issues and parties, including the situation in the south, stressing  The Southern Transitional Council is a major party and an active partner in all efforts for a political settlement of the crisis.