Aden (Debriefer) - The Southern Transitional Council (STC) on Thursday declared suspension of public protests recently seen by the Yemeni interim capital Aden and other southern cities, to allow for the government to handle the situations there.
The Emirati-backed STC agreed with the "southern security and army higher body to pause protests, the STC, which has three seats in the government, said in a statement.
The suspension aims to give the sharing government a chance to find serious, sustainable solutions, particularly payment of salaries, provision of services and reformation of fiscal policies, the statement read.
Earlier on Thursday, the STC acting chairman met with the southern security and army higher body's chairman and other officials to discuss "urgent issues," namely salary payment and service improvement, it added.
On Tuesday, tens of angry protestors stormed into the Yemeni government seat in the Aden-based presidential palace to call for payment of their salaries and improvement of services.
Later, the Yemeni government said it appreciates the right to peaceful protest, but dismissed the raid into the palace as "chaos fitting to no form of peaceful demonstration and assault against the State."
On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia strongly condemned the raid into the palace, and called Yemen's official government and the STC for urgent meeting in Riyadh.
