▁respect ed ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁Vienna ▁Convention . ▁ ▁My an mar ' s ▁The in ▁Sein ▁met ▁U . S . ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton ▁on ▁the ▁s idel ines ▁of ▁the ▁sum mit . ▁She ▁announced ▁the ▁lif ting ▁of ▁some ▁san ctions ▁against ▁his ▁country , ▁namely ▁the ▁allowing ▁of ▁imports ▁from ▁the ▁former ▁to ▁the ▁latter ▁after ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁move ▁from ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁opposition ▁in ▁My an mar . ▁In ▁turn ▁Sein ▁thank ed ▁her ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . ▁saying ▁the ▁gesture ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁his ▁people . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁beh est ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁a ▁" Fri ends ▁of ▁Y emen " ▁sum mit ▁was ▁held ▁to ▁support ▁new ▁Y em emi ▁President ▁Abd ▁Rab bu h ▁Mans ur ▁H adi ' s ▁call ▁for ▁a ▁national ▁dialog ue ▁in ▁his ▁country ▁amid st ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 2 0 1 2 ▁Y em eni ▁u pr ising . ▁ ▁A ▁high - level ▁discussion ▁was ▁also ▁held ▁amongst ▁member ▁states , ▁the ▁UN ▁Office ▁for ▁Dis arm ament ▁Affairs ▁and ▁N GO ' s ▁on ▁the ▁topic ▁of ▁" W omen , ▁dis arm ament , ▁non - pro l if ert ation ▁and ▁arms ▁control " ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Deb ate . ▁A ▁joint ▁statement ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁all ▁members ▁for ▁prom oting ▁the ▁equ itable ▁representation ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁decision - making ; ▁and ▁a