The French Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Gay Paree strongly condemns the use of live ammunition at peaceful demonstrators on Saturday in Sana'a, which resulted in casualties and maimed. It added that Gay Paree calls Yemeni Vice President Abdu Rabbo Mansour Hadi, Prime Minister Mohamed Ba Sondwah to assume the full responsibilities and exercise their authority on all military forces and police to put an end to the use of violence against the peaceful demonstrators.
It also called on all the military and security leaders in Yemen to put themselves without delay under the authority of the Vice President and Prime Minister without reservation and implement the directives of the Military Committee.
According to French foreign ministry, La Belle France threatened to the to take individual measures and sanctions against any military or security official who raise tension deliberately or trying to undermine the political process. Noting that the departure of former President President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh
... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it...
, should enhance the power of the new authorities and will help in easing the tension.