The Ministerial Council of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf praised the efforts of the “Mass” project to remove mine- Yemen.

The Ministerial Council in its closing statement issued by its sixty -fourth session, which was held today, Monday in Kuwait, praised the Saudi project, which managed to remove (493.256) for an unexploded mine and an explosive device, and purify (66,860,348) million square meters of land in Yemen, was car bombs with mines and unexploded ammunition planted by the Houthi militias with random, She claimed innocent victims of children, women and the elderly.

The Council also praised the achievements of the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Action, and the humanitarian support provided by the Office of Coordination of relief and humanitarian aid provided by the Cooperation Council to the Republic of Yemen, and the humanitarian and developmental assistance provided by all the countries of the Council, noting the development and vital projects and vital programs implemented by the Saudi Program for the Development and Reconstruction of Yemen, which amounted to (263) projects and initiative Development in seven basic sectors, represented in education, health, water, energy, transportation, agriculture and wealth.

The fish, building the capabilities of government institutions, in addition to development programs, financial support for the Yemeni government budget and support for salaries, wages and operating expenses, and food security in Yemen.

For his part, Professor Osama Al -Qusaibi, Director General of the “Mass” project - for the delegation of mines - extended our sincere thanks and gratitude to the owners of highness, Excellency and Excellency the foreign ministers in the GCC countries and the Secretary -General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab Gulf States, Mr. Jassim Al -Badawi, indicating that the project that he supervised and completely funded the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and which entered his eighth year several days ago, has achieved thanks to God and then thanks to the support of the Custodian of the Custodian The honorable and His Highness the Crown Prince - may God support them - are these achievements that exceed expectations due to the conditions that surround his work, such as random agriculture of mines, the absence of maps, in addition to the difficult terrain, as well as that military operations are still a circle in some Yemeni regions, and the increasing work of mine cultivation and explosive devices in the sites reached by the hand of the Houthi militias. 

He pointed out in a press statement that the project, since its first day, has been working to develop the performance of its employees and keep pace with the latest technologies and methods in the field of mines, as well as its duties in preparing Yemeni cadres in this field. 

He explained that the issue of mines in Yemen is a humanitarian catastrophe by all standards, as the Houthi terrorist militias did not refrain from targeting civilians by insisting on the cultivation of mines and explosive devices in civilian notables, ignoring the rules of international law and international humanitarian law. 

Al -Qusaibi said that “pores” highly appreciate the support and support he finds from the brothers in Yemen leadership, government and people, which contributed to achieving high performance rates, explaining that “pores” made awareness efforts, especially in the directorates that are most affected by mines targeting children and women who constitute a large percentage of mines victims. 

At the conclusion of his statement, the Director General of the Massam Mine - Yemen project renewed his call to the international community and all humanitarian organizations to review the procedures related to mine, which are considered killing tools that do not distinguish between their victims, especially with the increasing armed conflicts in the world, and the adoption of terrorist groups such as the Houthi group to these mines to intimidate civilians and force them to go out of their villages and farms.