Security Council welcomes peaceful staging of presidential poll in Yemen
22 February 2012 – The Security Council today welcomed the holding of presidential elections in Yemen and encouraged the country’s leaders to move on to the next stage of transition process as set out in the implementation mechanism of last year’s agreement designed to end civil strife.
The Council congratulated the people of Yemen for the overall peaceful manner in which the elections were held and the encouraging levels of participation.
“The members of the Security Council underlined that this election is a significant step in the implementation of the political transition plan agreed to by Yemen’s major political parties, based on the Gulf Cooperation Council initiative,” said a press statement issued by Ambassador Kodjo Menan of Togo, which holds the Council’s rotating presidency this month.
“They reaffirmed their strong commitment to the unity, sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Yemen.”
The Council encouraged “all stakeholders” in Yemen to work together and take advantage of the strong international support to achieve unity and security in Yemen.
“This includes the fully inclusive National Dialogue, the constitutional review and the programme of reforms to tackle the profound security, humanitarian and economic challenges that Yemen faces,” the Council’s statement said.
Warring factions in Yemen signed an agreement in November on a transitional settlement under which President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed to hand over power to Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour al-Hadi, the sole candidate in yesterday’s presidential election.
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