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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Aden, Yemen, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) — Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC) on Saturday dismissed reports of its dissolution as "fabricated and legally null," saying the claims were made under duress and without any legal authority.
According to a statement posted on social media platform X, the STC said its National Assembly, Advisory Council and General Secretariat held an emergency meeting in the southern port city of Aden, during which Saudi Arabia was accused of detaining the STC negotiating delegation in Riyadh and forcing it to issue a dissolution statement under duress.
The Council stated that the proposed dissolution came from an unauthorised party under duress and therefore had no legal or political force.
The STC said it remains "fully legitimate and operational," stressing that the body's mandate has come from the people of South Yemen since its establishment in 2017.
Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of its detained members, the council called on the UN and international partners to “respect the will of the people of South Yemen” and reject any political process that marginalizes their representatives.
The denial followed reports in Yemeni state media on January 9 that the STC delegation in Riyadh had announced the council's dissolution and the closure of all its offices within Yemen and abroad. On January 8, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen also announced that STC leader Aidarus al-Zubaidi had secretly left Yemen after failing to attend peace talks in Riyadh.
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