Yemeni Information Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: We prevented Sanaa Airport becoming Iranian platform
RIYADH: Yemeni Minister of Information Moammar Al-Eryani said on Wednesday that the state will not tolerate any new violations, and will take all political, diplomatic, legal, and military measures guaranteed by the constitution and international law to prevent any attempt to undermine Yemen’s sovereignty or impose faits accomplis by force.
Al-Eryani made his remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat following the Yemeni Ministry of Defense’s announcement on Monday that it had targeted the runway of Sanaa International Airport to prevent an Iranian aircraft from landing outside legal and sovereign procedures.
Al-Eryani said the Yemeni government’s position had been clear since the beginning of the crisis. He noted that the government had exhausted all political, diplomatic, and legal avenues and had put forward initiatives aimed at maintaining civilian flights through Yemenia Airways in a manner that safeguarded citizens’ interests while respecting Yemen’s sovereignty.
Al-Eryani stated that “the terrorist Houthi militia, with direct support from the Iranian regime, has rejected these initiatives and insisted on imposing a fait accompli outside the institutions of the state.”
