Al-Zoubaidi Says He Is Seeking To Revitalize STC Rule In South Yemen

ISWNews Analysis Group – Al-Zoubaidi, head of the Southern Transitional Council and a member of the Presidential Council of the resigned Yemeni government, spoke to reporters about recent developments in Yemen, especially in southern regions during a press conference at the Chatham House think tank in London, Britain.

 In response to a question about recent tensions with the presidential council of the resigned Yemeni government, Al-Zoubaidi said that we will reconsider our contribution to the council and its officials.

Touching upon the establishment of the Hadhramout Council by Saudi Arabia, he said that we have no details about the Hadhramout Council.

Hadhramout is also one of the southern fractions that will participate in the freedom dialogue for southern Yemen.

Al-Zoubaidi considered the transformation of the resigned government as inevitable, and the STC official claimed that he had been offered to become president of Yemen, but he was not seeking power and was seeking to revive the state in southern Yemen, and that he would not back down from this position.

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The STC president went on to say that the independence of the South Yemen will be negotiated with the international community and regional powers, and that the Southern Transitional Council will not take any steps individually at the current stage.

The Southern Transitional Council also considers political Islamic parties as a threat to security of the southern regions in Yemen as well as other Arab countries in the region.

The weakening of the position of the resigned Yemeni government and the deterioration of living conditions in southern regions have caused members of the Southern Transitional Council to take advantage of the opportunity and once again raise the issue of separating the war-stricken Arab country into South and North Yemen.

Officials of the Southern Transitional Council are calling for the partition of Yemen and have announced that they are militarily prepared to confront any opposing power.

It should be mentioned that the Chatham House is a non-governmental think tank in Britain, which analyzes strategic challenges in the world as well as security, economic and political issues especially foreign policy of the European country.