The leader of the Southern Transitional Council in Yemen, Mansour Saleh, confirmed that “the meeting between the leadership of the Southern Transitional Council and the leadership of the Yemeni National Resistance came within the framework of coordinating positions towards important issues, and building a common position towards them.”

He added in his speech to the Russian “Sputnik” agency: “The most important positions that were discussed related to confronting the Houthi group (Ansar Allah), especially in light of its continued attacks on various fronts, and the second of those positions related to dealing with international peace efforts and the international community’s rushing.” To conclude a peace deal that recognizes the Houthi militia at the expense of everyone’s interests.”

Saleh said: “We in the Southern Transitional Council realize the importance of building alliances with Yemeni forces opposed to the Houthis, provided that these forces recognize the right of our people and respect their will to decide their political future, as well as the clarity of their vision for a solution to the various issues that concern us all.”

The transitional leader continued: “Since its establishment, the Council has been keen to deal with all parties internally and externally with great flexibility, and this is a new culture in the southern political work that was previously characterized by intensity, and that work is in accordance with the principle that in politics there is neither permanent enmity nor permanent friendship.” But there are permanent interests, and for the sake of the interest of our people, and in order to achieve the goal of restoring our state, we will go wherever we can, and we will practice all forms of legitimate political action, and extend our hands to everyone while strengthening our presence on the ground and our readiness to defend the borders of our homeland.”

Saleh pointed out that “the complex conflict that the region is witnessing, and the racing and rushing towards reaching a peace agreement that does not meet the aspirations of the active forces on the ground, requires the Southern Transitional Council, as well as other Yemeni forces, to establish alliances that strengthen their position, which is For us, alliances are necessary, conditional on respecting the aspirations of our people and directed against our all-adversary, the Houthi militia.”

Saleh explained that “the southern people today have reached a great state of awareness, and they have absolute confidence in their political leadership, and respect their history and struggle, and their keenness for their cause, and their steadfastness in defending it and bringing it to safety. They are also very aware of the complexities of And the challenges of the stage, and what it requires of taking positions that protect the victories achieved on the field, and lay the foundation for a political launch with calculated consequences.”

The leader of the transitional council said: “We appreciate the position of our brothers in support of us, and we see that without it, after God, our people would not have achieved the military victory that was achieved, but we do not accept being described as not having our own decisions, as this is unfair and unjust. We are present on the ground.” We protect our land, build our institutions, the most important of which are the military and security institutions, and defend and adhere to our political decision despite all the pressures and challenges. All of this stems from the goals of our struggle that has extended for thirty years. If our interests coincide with any force or state, this is a good thing and makes us happy, and does not represent dependency or dependence. Dependency.

Yemen has witnessed a fragile calm since the United Nations announcement, on October 2, 2022, when the Yemeni government and the Ansar Allah group reached an agreement to extend and expand the truce that lasted 6 months.