Sana'a: Yemen's interim unity government was sworn in yesterday sworn in the presence of the country's acting president Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi as the outgoing president is preparing to leave for the US for treatment.
The government of Mohammad Salem Basindwa, is responsible for returning the country to political and financial stability. Shortly after the ceremony, Hadi chaired a meeting of the cabinet in which he reminded them of their role during the transitional period. "Yemenis are counting on the success of this government to take the nation out of this crisis. The government is responsible for handling all the reasons behind the crisis."
The General People's Congress (GPC), Hadi's party, retained some key posts such as defence, oil and foreign affairs. The opposition is in charge of interior, media and finance.
Outgoing president Ali Abdullah Saleh received members of the former government in the presidential palace. GCC secretary-general Abdul Latif Al Zayani arrived yesterday.
An official from the GPC said that Saleh is due to seek medical treatment in New York for injuries sustained in a bomb attack on his presidential palace on June 3.
"Mr. President's doctor in New York advised him that he must travel to the US for treatment. He will come back before the new elected president is sworn in," Sultan Al Barakani, the party's spokesman, told Gulf News over the phone.
