President Commander Aidarous  Qassem Al-Zubaidi, President of the Southern Transitional Council, Vice- President of the Presidential Leadership Council, met at the council's headquarters in the capital, Aden, today, Tuesday, 20 September, with the leadership of the General Union of Southern Teachers and Educators.

President Al-Zubaidi listened from the union leadership to a detailed explanation of the teachers' conditions, the difficult living conditions they face, and a set of opinions and suggestions to solve the teachers' problems, lift the strike announced by the union, resume the educational process, and ensure its continuity.

During the meeting, President Al-Zubaidi stressed that the demands of teachers is a priority for the state leadership, as they are the torchlight holders, and those who rely on them in making leaders and the future generation, noting that the education front is no less important than the rest of the fronts in which the men of the Southern Armed Forces embody heroic epics to install security and stability.

The President also reiterated that the state leadership appreciates the difficult conditions faced by teachers, calling for the need for there to be a mutual appreciation of the exceptional conditions experienced by the country, and the keenness for the future of the students and not to leave them up for grabs to the parties and organizations that do not want the best for the south and its people.

The President  stressed the importance of the union leadership assuming its responsibility towards the educational process, and dealing from a national standpoint with the initiatives and solutions that were exceptionally presented to resume the educational process, while continuing its efforts and efforts to extract the rights of teachers in accordance with the legitimate and legal frameworks.

At the end of his speech, the President addressed the attendees, stressing that the continuation of the strike is not in anyone's interest, and that they have a moral and human responsibility towards students and parents who are forced to bear additional costs in light of the difficult conditions in the country, to ensure that their children are not left without education.

For its part, the leadership of the union expressed its welcome to the call made by President Al-Zubaidi, and its commitment to lift the strike out of responsibility and patriotic concern for the future of the students, appreciating the keenness of the leader to solve the problem of teachers, pay their dues, and meet their legitimate demands.