Continuous Detention of Oil Shipments by Saudi-Led Coalition Threatens Food Security in Yemen

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SANAA, (ST)- The Yemeni Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation has warned of the disastrous situation threatening the country’s agricultural sector, the main source of food security in Yemen, because of the continuous detention of the oil derivatives ships by the Saudi-led Coalition which prevents them from entering the port of Hodeidah.

Minister of Agriculture Abdul Malek al-Thur said in a statement to the Yemeni News Agency SABA said that the continuous detention of the ships affects badly the production of agricultural crops which depends on wells for irrigation and it will lead to a humanitarian and environmental catastrophe because of the interruption of water pumping.

 He called on the United Nations and the international organizations to act fast to stop the Saudi-led aggression on Yemen, lift the siege and allow the entry of oil derivatives to the country in order to avoid a humanitarian and environmental disaster especially with the spread of diseases and epidemics.

On Friday, the Yemeni Oil Ministry announced that the number of the oil shipments detained by the Saudi-led coalition is increasing despite warnings of the disastrous impacts of this behavior.

 Over 18 million barrels of Yemen oil were plundered last year by Saudi-led coalition, mercenaries

 In a relevant context, the oil ministry said that countries of the Saudi-led coalition and their mercenaries looted more than 18 million barrels of the country’s oil exports last year.

Speaking at a press conference in the Yemeni capital Sana’a on Saturday, the Oil Minister Ahmed Daris said the coalition looted the oil exports and sent their money to the Saudi National Bank, according to Yemen’s Arabic-language al-Masirah website.

He called on the United Nations to shoulder its responsibility in facilitating the release of oil shipments detained by the Saudi-led coalition waging war on Yemen.

Hamda Mustafa

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