SANA’A (Dispatches) – The prime minister of Yemen’s National Salvation Government has warned of a fiendish project developed by certain Western countries and the occupying Zionist regime targeting the unity and territorial integrity of the war-wracked Arab country.
Abdulaziz bin Habtour made the remarks on Monday, as Yemen was marking the 33rd anniversary of the national day for Yemeni unity.
He said that the scenario has garnered the support of the majority of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states, who led the devastating war on Yemen.
“The Western-Israeli project seeks to disintegrate the fabric of the Yemeni society, and split the country into two parts as it was the case before Yemeni unification [which took place on May 22, 1990],” bin Habtour told Lebanon’s Arabic-language al-Mayadeen television news network, noting that “The scenario could be traced back to 1994 and is a regeneration of old plots.”
“The Sana’a-based National Salvation Government nipped the U.S.-engineered plot in the bud, and continues to fight off other hostile moves against Yemen,” the senior Yemeni official said.
He also voiced concerns over the possible looting of natural resources and crude oil reserves in Yemen’s eastern Hadhramaut province.
“Hadhramout province is among fairly strategic regions in Yemen, particularly because of the large expanse of land it covers, its geographical location, historical heritage, and economic significance,” the Yemeni prime minister pointed out.
Earlier, Mahdi al-Mashat, head of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council, had made similar comments, emphasizing that “Yemen’s unity should not be a matter of contention among various political factions in the country, and must be preserved by all individuals and groups.”
“Our country is exposed to various hostile plots and suspicious projects seeking its disintegration,” Mashat highlighted.
Saudi Arabia launched the war against Yemen in March 2015 in collaboration with a number of its allies and with arms and logistics support from the US and several Western states to reinstall the ousted president Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi.