The Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces mediation for the release of 14 foreign nationals detained in Yemen, following coordination with “the concerned authorities in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, and Saudi Arabia.”
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The Omani Foreign Ministry: The released detainees were transferred on board a plane belonging to the Royal Air Force of Oman
On Sunday, the Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the Sultanate has coordinated with the relevant authorities in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and with Saudi Arabia to facilitate the release of 14 foreigners detained in Yemen.
The ministry added, in a statement, that the released are “a Briton, his wife and child, seven Indians, a Filipino, an Indonesian, an Ethiopian and a person from Myanmar.”
#Bidan | In compliance with the lofty orders of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, may God protect him, to work to meet the request of the governments of the United Kingdom, the Republic of Indonesia, the Republic of India and the Republic of the Philippines to assist in the release of a number of their nationals detained in Yemen (1/3) pic.twitter.com/27EQ6YjZdN
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs (@FMofOman) April 24, 2022
And she continued: “Today, the released were transferred from Sanaa to Muscat on board a plane belonging to the Royal Air Force of Oman, in preparation for their return to their countries.”
On Friday, the Yemeni “Saba” news agency reported the arrival of Omani plane to Sanaa International Airportcoming from Muscat, noting that she was “carrying an Omani delegation, accompanied by the head of the negotiating delegation to the Sanaa government, Muhammad Abdul Salam.”
The agency pointed out that “the visit of the Omani delegation to Sanaa comes within the framework of following up the dialogue with the head of the Supreme Political Council in Yemen, Mahdi Al-Mashat.”