The West is not aware of the complications in Yemen and their calls for President Saleh to step down are not good because any power transfer in Yemen should take place through the ballot boxes, said Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi, Foreign Minister within the Caretaker Government on Saturday.

In an interview with Alhurra TV, Al-Qirbi urged all Yemeni parties to show restraint and make up their mines to avoid a destructive chaos before it is too late.

He criticized Western calls for Saleh to step down, saying President Saleh has promised not to run for president and not to bring one of his relatives to power after him.

Speaking of the U.S. position, Al-Qirbi said that the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton does not read the developments in Yemen profoundly, not only the most recent developments but also those since 2006 presidential vote.

Most recently, Western countries urged Saleh to honor his commitment and start an immediate transfer of power when deadly clashes between the government forces and the tribal fighters loyal to sheikh of Hashid, Sadeq Al-Ahmer.

The clashes in the capital left dozens killed and hundreds injured and raised fears of civil war as the month-long unrest continued in most of the republic.

A truce ended the clashes two days ago, though sporadic gunfire and explosions were reported in some parts of the capital.

"The Yemeni regime has been discussing all issues with the opposition through dialogue including elections and switching to a parliamentary system," he said.

"President Saleh promised he will not run for president again and said no to power inheritance and that he is ready for early presidential elections and this means power will be handed to the person selected by the people".

I urge the West to support the idea that power transfer in the democratic Yemen should
take place only through the ballot boxes, he said.

Furthermore, he expressed concern about taking the Yemeni file to the UN Security Council, after the GCC countries said the Council must take decisive action towards the situation in Yemen through pressing an immediate ouster of Saleh.

President Saleh has backed out of signing a GCC power transition deal three times, triggering the suspension of the West-backed plan.

"I am happy that the opposition agreed to cancel the GCC-brokered power transition deal because such move will provide us with the opportunity to come back to dialogue," he said.

We appreciate the GCC efforts to solve Yemen's crisis because their positions towards what is happening in our country were better than the Western attitudes, he concluded.