The Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) is committed to achieving a just, comprehensive, and sustainable peace that meets the Yemeni people’s aspirations for restoring state institutions and ending the coup waged by Iran-backed militias, affirmed Rashad Al-Alimi, chairman of the PLC.
Al-Alimi’s assertion was made at a meeting between the PLC and leaders of state authorities.
PLC members Tareq Saleh, Sultan Ali al-Arada, Abed al-Rahman al-Mahrami, Abdullah al-Alimi, Othman Megali, Aidarus al-Zoubaidi, and Faraj al-Buhsani were all present at the meeting, according to the official Saba news agency.
In the meeting, Yemeni leaders blamed Houthis for compromising the substantial benefits that the truce brought about to citizens living under their rule in exchange for pushing a malicious Iranian agenda.
They also denounced terrorist threats by Houthi leaders against national institutions, neighboring countries, and international shipping lines.
The leaders stressed the state’s commitment to defending Yemen’s higher interests and deterring any hostile escalation.
Parliament Speaker Sultan al-Burkani, Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik, and the head of the Yemeni Shura Council, Ahmed Obaid bin Dagher, attended the meeting.
Yemen’s defense and interior ministers and the Chairman of the Consultation and Reconciliation Commission, Muhammad Al-Ghaithi, were also present.
Everyone at the meeting said that the diplomatic efforts of UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg failing to extend the truce was regrettable.
They blamed Houthi intransigence and said that the Iran-backed group insists on shedding more blood and exacerbating the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.
Al-Alimi denounced the excuses Houthi militias used to withdraw from the ceasefire agreement.
Although they praised the international community’s stance regarding the Yemen conflict, the leaders said it wasn’t enough to deter Houthi militias and their supporters.
The joint meeting discussed Yemen's political, economic, military, and security developments.
The leaders agreed to continue holding meetings in Aden's interim capital to complete reforms for the transitional period.
