ADEN, Yemen, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's internationally-recognized government on Sunday welcomed the call offered by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and other Arab League states for two emergency summits in Mecca on May 30.
According to a statement released by the country's Foreign Ministry, Yemen welcomed Saudi Arabia's call for holding emergency summits "to evaluate the challenges the region is going through and their consequences on regional and international security in light of the latest Iranian threats."
The Foreign Ministry statement affirmed "Yemen's full and permanent support for all steps taken by Saudi Arabia for the sake of preserving the region's joint security and stability as well as promoting common Arab interests."
On Saturday, an official source from the Saudi Foreign Ministry highlighted in a statement that the two summits would be held on May 30 to negotiate and coordinate reinforcement of regional security and stability.
The summits would discuss the regional developments, including the recent attacks on commercial ships in the waters near the United Arab Emirates and the attacks on the two oil pump stations, along with the stability of the global oil supply.
Last week, Yemen's government strongly condemned the Houthi rebels' drone attack that targeted Saudi Arabia's oil pipeline booster stations.
"The attack on Saudi Arabia, which was carried out by the Houthi militia with a direct incitement from Iran, cannot be tolerated or met with silence," read a statement from the Yemeni government released by the state-run Saba News Agency.
Saudi Arabia has been leading a Sunni Arab military coalition against Yemen's Shiite Houthi rebels since March 2015 to support the government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi after the rebels forced him into exile and seized much of Yemen's north, including the capital Sanaa.
