Brussels, 02/12/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 1 December, EU foreign ministers called on all Yemeni parties to “deliver in good faith on their commitment to a peaceful and orderly transition which remains essential for an inclusive, Yemeni-led process of democratic renewal”. They welcomed the signing, on 23 November, of the agreement for the country's political transition and congratulated the Gulf Cooperation Council for its initiative. Stating that signature of the agreement is “a critical first step” towards the implementation of a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for peaceful transition of power, the Council “strongly hopes that the transition process which has just begun will become a solid platform for national reconciliation in Yemen”. The ministers also deplored the violence that has continued since the signing of the agreement and renewed their call for an immediate cessation of violence and provocation. (CG/transl.jl)