PM meets minister of Oil, Minerals
Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi met on Monday with Minister of Oil and Minerals Dr. Abdullah al-Amir.
The meeting reviewed the ministry's situation, the activities of its affiliated units, and the repercussions of the US aggression on Ras Isa Oil Port and the resulting oil spill threatening the marine environment in the Red Sea.
Dr. al-Amir explained that the supply of petroleum products has stabilized as a result of the preemptive plan adopted to prevent any attack on oil facilities.
He also highlighted the extent of the losses incurred at Ras Isa Port as a result of the US aggression, which targeted a civilian facility serving the Yemeni people and claimed the lives of dozens.
The Prime Minister reiterated his condemnation of the heinous crimes committed by the American enemy in the port of Ras Issa, the port of Hodeida, and various civilian facilities in the capital and the free provinces, including its brutal crime against African migrants in Sa'ada, and the hundreds of civilian martyrs and wounded that resulted from those crimes.
He noted the arrangements that the Ministry and the concerned authorities have taken and are taking to ensure the stability of the supply situation of petroleum derivatives in the capital and the governorates.
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