The UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash has condemned the assassination of the Governor of Aden Jaafar Mohammed Saad saying that he was targeted "by the hands of treacherous terrorists today," WAM reported on Sunday.

Gargash said "these crimes will not discourage our common resolve to restore security and stability throughout the brotherly nation of Yemen."

The minister added that the UAE and the Saudi-led Arab coalition will spare no effort in its quest to achieve these goals, stressing that terrorist crimes that seek to undermine them will not deter the solid and common objectives of the honorable Yemeni people and countries of the Arab coalition.

Gargash also offered his deep condolences to the Yemeni president, the Yemeni Government and the families of the deceased.

Sources: MENA