Al- Thawra Net
For the 26th consecutive meeting, employees of the Yemeni Petroleum Company (YPC) continue their protest in front of the UN office in Sana’a in order to demand the release of oil derivatives ships held by Saudi-led aggression coalition.
In the context of the open sit-in carried out by the employees of the YPC and its unions and its bodies in front of the United Nations office since 180 days, a vigil was held on Friday entitled “Friday: Warning of a severe humanitarian disaster as a result of the continued seizure of oil ships” in which the company’s CEO Yasser Al-Wahdi and hundreds of citizens participated.
During the vigil, the official spokesman of the Yemeni Petroleum Company, director of the Department of Agencies, Transport and Insurance Amin Al-Shabbati, stressed the need for serious and responsible action by the United Nations to free oil ships in order to prevent an imminent humanitarian disaster due to their continued detention.
“Yemen is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe that the world has never seen as a result of the YPC’s inability to provide oil for the most vital sectors to meet its needs,” he said.
Al-Shabbati pointed out that the current supply crisis and its repercussions depend on the continued detention of oil ships.
For his part, the chairman of the supervisory committee of the sit-in camp Mohammed al-A’ashram confirmed that the employees of the Yemeni Oil Company are continuing their open sit-in in front of the UN office until all their demands are met and set free all oil ships detained by Saudi-led condition without condition or restriction.
The protesters blamed the United Nations for the humanitarian disaster that will occur in the coming days if the oil derivatives ships are not freed as soon as possible.
The statement reiterated its call on the UN to lift the embargo on Sana’a International Airport, Ras Issa port and to stop the Yemeni economy from being targeted.
The Saudi-led aggression is still holding 13 vessels, including six oil ships carrying 87,005 tons of gasoline and 42,763 tons of diesel.
