All Yemeni politicians should be in Yemen. All embassies to Yemen should be in Yemen, and all United Nations offices should be in liberated zones, suggested Michael Rubin
Rubin, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he specializes in Middle Eastern countries, in an opinion published by The Middle East Forum, added “Just as Southern Transitional Council members live and govern Aden and its environs, the northern politicians should relocate to Mocha, a northern Yemeni city along the Bab-el-Mandab”.
Rubin noticed that Yemen’s foreign partners keep their embassies to Yemen outside the country, mostly in Saudi Arabia. Rashad al-Alimi, chair of the Presidential Leadership Council, is a resident of Saudi Arabia, and many ministers or senior leaders live in Egypt or the United Arab Emirates. Politicians Might Hold Consultations in Riyadh or Abu Dhabi, but They Should Not Remain There for More than a Day or Two.
Rubin also noticed that “Even though the Internationally-Recognized Government has temporarily relocated to the southern city of Aden, after the Houthis conquered the capital Sana’a, the United Nations retains its offices in Sana’a, effectively allowing the Houthis to hold its personnel and operations hostage”.