Yemen's new leadership seeks regional help with sweeping reforms at home
The recent overseas tours by Yemen's new leadership intend to garner support for implementing diverse national reforms.
Yemen's new leadership is looking for further international support in order to overcome numerous internal challenges amid the country's continuing conflict and harsh economic conditions.
On June 6, Rashad al-Alimi, head of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), began dayslong tours to Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt and Qatar. The official visits come two months after the formation of the PLC, which stands today as Yemen's internationally recognized authority.
Yemen's former UN-recognized President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi had been in exile in Riyadh over the last seven years and conceded power in April this year. He rarely visited other countries during his tenure. And if he did, he would not return home. He used to go back to his residence in Riyadh.
Yemen's new leadership is no longer sticking to that norm. Instead, it is inside Yemen and has set off its recent official tours to the region from Yemen — no longer from exile.
