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<p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend
the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) met his counterpart, Adel Al Jubeir,
during his visit to Saudi Arabia on 28 October where they discussed humanitarian and
commercial access in Yemen. The Foreign Secretary welcomed the recent progress on
shipping access, and emphasised the importance of this needing to be maintained and
increased in the future. The UK supports the UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism
(UNVIM) which is now being established to address commercial shipping needs and we
urge for this to be implemented as soon as possible. Given Yemen’s high dependence
on imports for essential food, fuel and medical supplies, it is vital that all of
Yemen’s ports - operate at full capacity to ensure these vital supplies can enter
the country, and commercial importers have the confidence to continue activities.</p>
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