US welcomes President's decrees

WASHINGTON, April 08 (Saba) - The United States has welcomed President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi's announcement of civilian and military personnel transfers.

The transfers are "part of the ongoing political transition in Yemen," US State Department acting spokesman Mark Toner said late on Saturday.

The changes signify the National Reconciliation Government's commitment to fulfilling the Yemeni people's aspirations and restoring stability to the country, he added.

"In spite of those who seek to derail the transition, President Hadi has demonstrated strong leadership by steadfastly implementing the agreed-upon political settlement," Toner added.

The US called on all Yemeni sides to cooperate fully with the presidential decrees for guaranteeing continual implementation of the peaceful transition of power regularly, he said.

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) secretary general Abdullatif al-Zayani also showed the GCC's supports for Hadi and "backs all measures he takes to help Yemen exit its current crisis.