Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Yemen and director of the country’s comprehensive humanitarian assistance program, Mohammed Al-Jaber, said the Kingdom would provide all the necessary oil derivatives to cover water and electricity needs in Socotra, upon the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz. Al-Jaber, accompanied by Yemeni ministers, launched the first reconstruction projects in Yemen’s Socotra Archipelago on Thursday, where he laid the foundation stone for the project of three wells in the directorate of Hadiboh. The ambassador announced that under the guidance of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince, and in coordination with the Yemeni government, Saudi Arabia will ensure all the needs of electricity and water from the oil derivatives to enable the local authority to reduce the price of those basic services. Commenting on the inauguration of the first project of Yemen’s reconstruction program, Jaber said the drilling of drinking water wells would double the production of water and provide the city with the needed quantities. For his part, Yemeni Minister of Public Works and Roads Dr. Moeen Abdul-Malek, underlined the importance of the launching of the water project, describing it as the beginning of comprehensive reconstruction projects to be implemented in Socotra, which would focus on water and electricity as the citizens’ essential needs. Also on Thursday, members of the Yemeni government and the Saudi ambassador visited the port of Socotra and were briefed on its activities and needs, as the only maritime port in the archipelago. On Tuesday, Jaber launched the distribution of relief aid provided by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) to the residents of the archipelago, through an air bridge that saw the arrival of the first two planes carrying about 20 tons of medical aid. He noted that the Yemen Comprehensive Humanitarian Operations plan benefited about 4.1 million Yemeni citizens, by providing medicine and food.