Gargash: UAE Stands by Saudi Arabia in Calling for Yemen Dialogue
United Arab Emirates State Minister for Foreign
Affairs Anwar Gargash said Saturday that his country supports Saudi Arabia in
calling Yemeni parties to dialogue.
In a tweet, he added that Saudi Arabia is leading
the Arab coalition with complete patience and competency.
The UAE had met the call to join Operation Decisive
Storm in Yemen, which helped cement a firm regional partnership, he continued.
“The common challenges we are facing are in safe
Saudi hands and we stand by its call for dialogue” as the UAE had stood by it
in the past, Gargash said.
On Friday, Saudi Arabia stressed that it rejects
strife between Yemeni parties in the interim capital, Aden, warning against any
military escalation or side battles that can only benefit the Iran-backed
Houthi militias and the ISIS and al-Qaeda terrorist groups.
It urged the warring parties to “immediately” join
the dialogue it had called for in Jeddah.
Any attempt to destabilize Yemen is a threat to the
security and stability of the Kingdom and region, it warned, vowing that it
will take firm measures to deal with it.
It is also firm in stressing that there can be no
substitute to the legitimate government in Yemen and it will reject attempts to
impose a new reality in the war-torn country through the force of arms.
