http://www.english.hadhramaut.info Mediation can prevent interference in Yemen affairs: al-Qirbi [The Source: sana'a/hadhramaut.info/sabanews.net - 28/03/2010] Yemen believes that mediation can help reach a solution in the country by preventing interference in its affairs, Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi has said in an interview with Al Jazeera news satellite channel "If there is mediation to prevent others from interfering in Yemeni affairs, these will help resolve the inter-Yemeni issues", al-Qirbi added.Asked how he expects the Arab summit to deal with Israel's insistence on continuing its settlement plans, al-Qirbi said: "Netanyahu is now in a very difficult situation after the failure of his visit to the United States. He expected Zionist lobby to be able to force the US administration to follow the usual past path"."Yemen attends this summit knowing the positions the Arab countries adopt towards Yemen. These positions were underscored at more than one Arab ministerial meeting and more than one Arab summit or bilateral meeting on the summit level between the president and others. All underscore the need to maintain the unity and stability of Yemen. They say Yemeni issues should be resolved by the Yemenis themselves because all Yemeni parties are responsible for finding solutions to them".The Yemeni official affirmed that the cessation of war in Saada and the efforts being made to address the situation in the far north through the committees formed by the government are an internal affair.Finally asked if this means the Yemeni government accepts no Arab or foreign mediation, al-Qirbi said: "The issue of mediations and their success depends on the concerned parties. If the parties have a real desire to agree and reach solutions, mediations will succeed".On the way the Arabs can benefit from the current rift in US-Israeli relations to serve their interests, the Yemeni official said: "First, we must support Palestinian steadfastness in Jerusalem and confront Israel's attempts to further Judaize the city and change its identity", adding that this can be done by extending funds to Jerusalemites to enable them to stay on their land and to rebuild the Palestinian houses that were destroyed. "The second point is looking for legal methods through which the international community can move. These begin with the International Court of Justice and end with the UN Security Council. I believe that the Security Council should assume its responsibility because the situation in the Palestinian territories and the suspension of the peace process threaten regional and international peace and security. Therefore, the Security Council should issue resolutions against Israel on all these issues. The third point is that we should enhance the US position, which is now dealing with the issue from the perspective of justice and eagerness to achieve peace for both Israel and the Arabs".Asked why the Arabs do not threaten to withdraw their peace initiative, al-Qirbi said to Al Jazeera TV: "I do not think it is time to withdraw the Arab peace initiative although it is now frozen".