Minister of Transport in Yemen meets David Gressly

Minister of Transport, Abdulwahab Yahya Al-Durra, met with the Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, David Gressly.
The meeting, in the presence of CAMA ‘ s Chariman , Dr. Mohammed Abdul Qadir, discussed topics and issues related to the humanitarian aspect in our country and raising the suffering of citizens as a result of the aggression and siege.
It reviewed the continued detention of oil derivatives ships by the coalition of aggression despite obtaining permits in Djibouti, as well as issues of importance in the matter of emptying the Safer tank and replacing it with another according to the recently agreed upon signature between the United Nations and the Government of National Salvation.

The meeting touched on the projects committed by the United Nations Development Program regarding the rehabilitation of the port of Hodeida according to the long-awaited Stockholm Agreement and only minor things have been implemented from it, in addition to the importance of opening new destinations for flights through Sana’a International Airport and providing navigation and security devices for the airport.

During the meeting, Minister of Transport stressed the importance of expediting and working on the implementation of projects to rehabilitate the port of Hodeida by the United Nations Development Program, expressing his deep regret for the delay in implementation, as the port suffers from a lack of priority equipment and devices such as cranes (bridge cranes) and launchers that would provide marine navigation services. and humanity for the Yemeni people.

“The development program has implemented only a small part, not exceeding one container hanger, although the cranes were supposed to be received or equipped by the program within one year, but it did not implement that.”Al-Durra said

He pointed out that the coalition of aggression is still practicing the maritime piracy of oil derivatives ships despite the inspection of ships in Djibouti, which is among the terms of the extension of the humanitarian truce.

Minister Al-Durra stressed the need to speed up work to replace the Safer tank to save the world from the environmental disaster that would affect if the ship exploded.

He pointed to the efforts of the Ministry of Transport that are currently being made with regard to the maintenance of the Safer and the role of the United Nations in this aspect, noting that the Safer is a global issue, and everyone must intervene and the coalition of aggression will be the first to be affected by it and the countries bordering the Red Sea in case the amount of crude oil inside it is leaked.

He pointed out the importance of opening new destinations for flights through Sana’a International Airport during the coming period and providing the airport with the latest navigation equipment.

For his part, Dr. Mohammed Abdul Qadir stressed the need to provide navigational and security devices and equipment for Sana’a airport to provide navigation and humanitarian services in a way that contributes to ensuring the security and safety of civil aviation locally and internationally.

He said, “Sana’a Airport was working before the aggression with advanced navigational communication and communication devices, but most of them were destroyed by the aggression in a systematic and deliberate way. Now the airport works with professional technical expertise with high qualifications, despite the lack of devices.”

For his part, the resident coordinator of the United Nations Development Program, David Gressly, confirmed that the program will, in turn, introduce the devices required for the development of air navigation at Sana’a Airport and work on introducing early warning devices.

Regarding the port of Hodeida, Gressly confirmed that this matter will be discussed in the meeting to be held on the twentieth of September with donors in order to find solutions and alleviate the suffering of Yemeni citizens.

Regarding the Safer ship, Gressly said that there are 15 countries that contributed to supporting the maintenance of the ship, stressing that work is now being done to put the final touches to implement the agreed plan.

Minister of Transport had awarded the United Nations Resident Coordinator, David Gressly, a certificate of appreciation for his efforts in alleviating the suffering of Yemenis as a result of the aggression and the siege, and the introduction of special devices from the Civil Aviation and Meteorology Authority.