Minister of Defense: We will deal forcefully and firmly with any development that poses a threat or an attack on national sovereignty

Posted on December 13, 2022

Ansarollah website – Sana’a

The Minister of Defense, Major General Muhammad Nasser Al-Atefi, confirmed that the maritime security of Yemeni territorial waters will be a priority in the next stage.

The Minister of Defense said, at a ceremony organized by the Intelligence and Reconnaissance Authority today in Sanaa, on the anniversary of the martyr: “Bab al-Mandab Strait, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, territorial extension of the Socotra archipelago and Yemeni islands are Yemeni lands over which we have full sovereignty.”

At the ceremony, which was attended by Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Major General Ali Hammoud Al-Moshki, the minister said, “The armed forces have taken all measures to ensure that they deal forcefully and firmly with any development that threatens national sovereignty or approaches maritime sovereignty.”