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Yemen welcomes UNSC’s statement, reiterates its stance in support of peace

ADEN-SABA
Yemeni Government has welcomed the statement of the UN International Security Council (UNSC) issued yesterday, Wednesday, in which it has demanded an immediate cease-fire at national level including halting Houthi military escalation on Marib soon, and all parties must be committed to reach a political solution guided by the Yemenis based on consensus and partnership per UNSC’s resolutions in relevance including 2216.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates confirmed in a statement learned by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba) the Yemeni government’s support for what incorporated in the UNSC’s statement including the condemnation of the attacks on the territories of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, increasingly growing attacks on the commercial ships and cities nearby Yemeni coasts, child recruitment and the call for ending Houthi militia-imposed blockade on al-Abidia District.

The statement reiterated the government supportive stance in support of the efforts aiming to achieve peace, reinstate official authority, particularly the UN-led efforts by the Secretary General’s Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg to resume political process and reach political settlement sponsored by the UN.