The legitimate Yemeni government welcomed on Monday Saudi Arabia’s initiative to end the crisis in its country.
The foreign ministry hailed the proposal that called for a ceasefire, reopening of air and sea links and restarting political negotiations between the government and the Iran-backed Houthi militias. The Kingdom's plan also called for depositing taxes and customs revenue from ships carrying oil to the Red Sea port of Hodeidah in a joint account of the Yemeni central bank.
The ministry added, however, that the militias “have met all previous proposals with stalling, which has prolonged and deepened the humanitarian crisis.” It accused the militias of “rejecting our initiative to open Sanaa airport and continuing to loot relief aid and Hodeidah port revenues.”
It remarked that Saudi Arabia’s initiative was in line with international efforts aimed at ending the war and human suffering, while the army, backed by the popular resistance, was waging heroics and striking victories on various fronts opened by the Houthis in Marib, Taiz, Hajjah, Dhale, al-Bayda and al-Jawf.
“The initiative is a real test of the Houthis’ willingness to achieve peace and the effectiveness of the international community in ending the war” and resuming political talks, it stated.
The Yemeni government is fully aware that ending the suffering of the Yemeni people only lies in ending the Houthi coup and war, said the ministry.
It reiterated its committed to all efforts aimed at achieving peace that ends the coup, restores the state and rejects the Iranian expansionist and destructive agenda in Yemen and that is in line with the three references, starting with United Nations Security Council resolution 2216.
