13 November 2019 - 12:46
Yemen calls on international community to stop Saudi-led aggression violations against fishermen

The first meeting, of the committee responsible for setting up a mechanism to follow up the cases of Yemeni fishermen kidnapped by the US-Saudi Forces, was held at the Yemeni Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, chaired by Foreign Minister, Hisham Sharaf Abdullah.

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): The first meeting, of the committee responsible for setting up a mechanism to follow up the cases of Yemeni fishermen kidnapped by the US-Saudi Forces, was held at the Yemeni Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, chaired by Foreign Minister, Hisham Sharaf Abdullah.

During the meeting, the Yemeni Foreign Minister pointed out that the Saudi-led aggression, as part of its policy of collective punishment, have been targeting the fishermens' boats, fishing ports and fishermens' houses in coastal villages since the beginning of the aggression.

He stressed that the case of those kidnapped fishermen has the attention of the Supreme Political Council, pointing out that the Foreign Ministry has raised this issue constantly with the international community and organizations concerned with such violations.

Representatives of the concerned bodies reviewed efforts to monitor violations against fishermen, inform relevant organizations and work to alleviate the suffering of fishermens' families.

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