Yemen's new gov't sworn in

SANAA, Nov 9 (KUNA) -- Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Sunday presided the swearing in of the new Yemeni government.
Yemini Prime Minister told reporters following the swaring-in ceremony that 30 ministers out of 36 were sworn in today and three ministers were not able to take the oath due to them being outside the country.
He said he was currently talking with three ministers to persuade them to join the new government.
The announcement of the new government formation was internationally welcomed and is described as "an important step" toward economic, political, security reforms and end of the transitional phase Yemen has been in political turmoil due to clashes between rival factions, but succeeded in the formation of a new government after weeks of unsuccessful attempts. (end) az.hs