President Commander Aidarous  Qassem Al-Zubaidi, President of the Southern Transitional Council, Vice President of the Presidential Leadership Council, received in his office in the capital, Aden, today, Tuesday, September 20, Dr. Magdalena Kirchner, the resident director of the German “Friedrich Ebert” organization in Jordan and Iraq, the director of the organization’s office in Yemen.

At the beginning of the meeting, which was attended by Dr. Nasser Al-Khubaji, member of the Presidency of the Transitional Council, Head of the Negotiations Affairs Unit in the Council, Mr. Mahmoud Kayah, Director of Programs of the Friedrich Ebert Organization in Yemen, and Mayada Al-Baydani, Director of Projects in the Organization, President Al-Zubaidi  welcomed Dr. Kirchner, expressing His appreciation for the great efforts made by "Friedrich Ebert" organization to train young people and women and empower them in various fields.

On the political side, the meeting has discussed the latest political and military situation in our country and the Houthis’ continuous violations of the UN-sponsored truce, in this regard, President Al-Zubaidi stressed that the future of the truce depends on the commitment of Houthi militias to implement their commitments unconditionally, foremost of which is the opening of roads, the ceasefire, and the cessation of military mobilization carried out by the militias in a number of the provinces that they control. 

And on the humanitarian side, the meeting has discussed the interventions carried out by “Friedrich Ebert” organization in our country in the field of training, rehabilitation and capacity building of youth and women, in the political, media and human rights aspects, peace-building programs in the light of conflict, social justice, and training and rehabilitation programs for union cadres.

In this context, President Al-Zubaidi called on "Friedrich Ebert" organization to intensify its programs to provide an opportunity for the largest number of young people to build their capacities to enable them to contribute to development and nation-building in the post-war period.

In turn, Dr. Kirchner expressed her appreciation and gratitude for the efforts made by President Al-Zubaidi to support the organization in implementing its projects in the capital, Aden and the liberated governorates, and his role in overcoming the difficulties it faces, stressing the readiness of "Friedrich Ebert" organization to intensify its projects to include a wide segment of youth and women.