In the first political meeting, the Southern National Movement Council and the Aden National Project confirm the unification of efforts to serve Aden and support all measures to confront the Houthi militias

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The capital, Aden, witnessed a joint coordination meeting between the leadership of the Southern National Movement Council, headed by Mr. Abdul Raouf Zain Al-Saqqaf, and the leadership of the Aden National Project, headed by Mr. Mohammed Hisham Basharahil, in the framework of strengthening joint action and unifying political and community efforts to serve the capital and its people. The meeting was held at the headquarters of the Southern National Movement Council, where the two sides discussed ways to coordinate visions to face the current challenges facing the capital, Aden, and discussed practical mechanisms to unify the ranks in a way that contributes to restoring the status of the city and safeguarding the rights of its people, in addition to stressing the importance of continuing coordination and joint action during the next phase. At the beginning of the meeting, the President of the Southern National Movement Council, Abdul Raouf Zain Al-Saqqaf, welcomed the delegation of the Aden National Project, noting that this meeting comes within the series of periodic consultative meetings held by the Council with the aim of enhancing the South-South dialogue and bringing the views of the various components closer together. Al-Saqqaf stressed that the Council places at the top of its priorities the promotion of national dialogue as a way to bring visions closer and overcome differences, unify the southern row to face the upcoming political benefits, in addition to supporting local authorities by providing initiatives and solutions that contribute to improving public services and alleviating the suffering of citizens. For his part, Mr. Mohammed Hisham Bashraheel reviewed the basic principles and pillars of the Aden National Project, explaining that this meeting is the first to be implemented. He explained that the Aden National Project is a political movement and an initiative aimed at reuniting the people of Aden and uniting their ranks on the basis of broad partnership, and rejecting exclusion and marginalization. He pointed out that the project is based on the formation of a comprehensive dialogue team that includes legal figures from across the political and community spectrum, with the involvement of women, youth, media professionals and various segments of society in the decision-making process, and the adoption of efficiency and community presence as a basic criterion for participation, thus contributing to the restoration of Aden's rights and entrepreneurial status. At the end of the meeting, the two parties stressed the importance of continuing coordination and holding joint meetings, stressing that the interest of the capital Aden and its people prevails over any narrow interests, and that true partnership represents the best way to restore the rights of the city and enhance its status. They also stressed the importance of enabling the sons and cadres of the capital Aden from various political, administrative, military, security and civil entitlements, and granting them their full right to participate actively in decision-making, stressing that the next stage will be a stage of correction and rehabilitation of the capital Aden and all its people, and stand by them to achieve these entitlements. The two sides renewed their support for confronting the Houthi militias, stressing their support for all measures taken by the Presidential Leadership Council to address the Houthi escalation, stressing that Aden, which has made great sacrifices and fallen among its sons as martyrs in the face of the Houthi militia project, will remain a bulwark against any attempts to do so. They pointed out that the memory of the people of Aden still retains the details of the 2015 war, during which the people of the city were able to thwart the Iranian project in the region, stressing their commitment to their position in defending their city and homeland.