Yemeni Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basindwah said on Wednesday that his country is ready for a new era as the ball of change started rolling.In the launch of the First Yemeni-Turkish Medical Conference for general surgeries, telescopic surgeries and emergency surgeries hosted in Science and Technology Hospital, Basindwah, urged all sides not to give up to despair and frustrations no matter what the others say or predict, stressing that Yemen is heading towards a comprehensive change.
"Threats will not make us back down on what we believe in, and we will work to bring out the comprehensive change in order to meet the expectations of the Yemeni people," said Basindwah, according to the official Saba news agency. He pointed out that the donations, which Yemen's friends pledged to provide the country with, will be put in an international support fund, noting that the role of the National Unity Government will only stick to drawing the projects needed according to their priority.
Basindwah further stressed the importance of providing a conductive and suitable environment for the investment in Yemen, saying what some officials used to do in the former era of sharing the profits with the investors is completely unacceptable.
Although the former regime used to say that it's encouraging investment in the country, some high ranking military commanders, powerful tribal chiefs or members of Saleh's family used to ask the investors for the half of their profits in exchange for providing them and their projects with security.