Dr. Nasser Al-Khubaji, member of the Presidency of the Southern Transitional Council, head of the Negotiations Affairs Unit, met yesterday, Tuesday, with the heads of the secretariat departments of the Presidency of the Council.

 The meeting discussed the participation of the Southern Transitional Council in the consultative meeting called for by the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, to be held in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, at the end of March.

 The meeting, which was attended by the Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Fadl Al-Jaadi, stressed the importance of the council’s participation in the Riyadh consultations to register a strong representation and presence for the cause of the south, in line with the goals and aspirations of the southern people in restoring the southern state with full sovereignty and in a manner that does not conflict with the Riyadh Agreement.

 Dr. Al-Khubaji stressed the need for the departments of the General Secretariat to carry out their work and the responsibilities entrusted to them, and to activate the role of oversight and correction to ensure the quality of good administrative performance and to activate it in all the various council bodies.

 At the end of the meeting, Al-Khubaji stressed that the Southern Transitional Council, in its meetings with the UN envoy, stressed the need to develop a special framework to address the issue of the south within the negotiations of the comprehensive political process sponsored by the United Nations, the importance of starting consultations without any preconditions, and the need to put in place serious and rapid solutions to get out of crises.  Contrived country in which the citizens suffer.