Assassination Of The Governor Of Aden, Yemen

EDM number 849 in 2015-16, proposed by Keith Vaz on 10/12/2015.
Categorised under the topics of International politics and government and Middle East.

That this House is dismayed by the recent assassination of the Governor of Aden, Yemen, Jaafar Mohammed Saad, by Daesh; is deeply concerned by the growing strength of Daesh in Yemen, which has announced its intention to continue assassinating political figures and bombing mosques and other civilian areas; notes that President Hadi will now take responsibility of governing Aden, which continues to suffer considerable violence and unrest; further notes that peace talks between the Hadi government and Houthi rebel group will take place on 15 December 2015 in Switzerland; commends the UN envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, on bringing the parties together for these talks; and calls on the Government to make all possible diplomatic efforts to ensure that these peace talks lead to a ceasefire, and a transition towards a long-term peaceful resolution of the conflict.

This motion has been signed by a total of 19 MPs.