Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi reiterated “constant support” for UN peacemaking efforts in Yemen, especially those based on international resolutions like UN Security Council resolution 2216.
He affirmed his government’s commitment to achieving peace in the war-torn country, saying “it is the choice of Yemenis who yearn for security, stability and harmony.”
Hadi met UN Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Monday.
The Yemeni leader highlighted the concessions made by his government, which he said had been “met only with arrogance and intransigence” by the Iran-backed Houthi militias.
He said he supports Griffiths’ efforts in achieving peace based on the three references, but the results on the ground, since the signing of the Stockholm Agreement in 2018, reveal that the Houthis are not committed to this course of action.
The president also added his government is “looking forward to concrete work on the ground.”
“Our Yemeni people aspire to achieve the just peace that the Yemeni people deserve, and the regional and international references have confirmed it,” he remarked.
He stressed that the Houthis “clearly work to import the Iranian experience to Yemen, which our Yemeni people will not accept or tolerate at all no matter the sacrifices.”
For his part, Griffiths said he appreciated all the efforts and consultations aimed at achieving peace, including the release and exchange of prisoners, which was held in coordination with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
He also said the international community is closely monitoring the situation in Yemen and appreciates the president’s efforts in supporting peace, stressing that he will exert his own efforts in order to achieve the peace that the Yemeni people deserve.
