SANA'A, YEMEN: Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi said on Monday (5 Jan) that the international community is partly responsible for the genocide war against Palestinians in Gaza Strip, the Yemen News Agency (SABA) reported.

During his meeting with a number of European Union (EU) ambassadors and charge d'affaires, Abu Bakr al-Qirbi called on EU to play a positive role in issuing a UN resolution stipulated an immediate end to Israeli aggression on Gaza.

Other issues discussed during the meeting was the piracy phenomenon in Gulf of Aden and the Arab Sea.

They discussed the necessary machineries for coordinating efforts between the European "Ionavfor" forces and Yemeni Coastguards to carry out operations against piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the Arab Sea.

Regarding the coming parliamentary elections, the minister welcomed the presence of international observers during the voting process in next April.

He asserted that the dialogue is still underway between the General People Congress (GPC) and the Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) to promote the democratic path and the security and stability of Yemen. (Bernama)