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RIYADH – SABA
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ahmad Awadh Bin Mubarak discussed Thursday with US Envoy to Yemen Tim Linder King latest developments of peace process amid Houthi militia’s stubbornness and rejection to all efforts aiming at alleviating humanitarian suffering of Yemeni people.
Houthi militia’s rejection to ceasefire, reopening Sana’a Airport and ensuring pay of salaries of government employees proves Houthi militia’s false pretexts and uses the humanitarian issue as bargaining file aiming for implementing Iranian destructive agenda in Yemen, said Bin Mubarak.
He pointed out that Houthi militia’s attacks on Marib by ballistic rockets have not stooped but increased as this undermine international efforts for peace and provides another evidence that the militia is a mean for death and destruction.
He touched upon latest developments of implementing Riyadh Agreement, confirming significance of finalizing implementation of military and security supplementary of the agreement to commence development and reconstruction phases.
For his part, the US envoy reconfirmed his country’s position of no-military solution to Yemen’s crisis, denouncing Houthi militia’s continuous attacks on civilians and hold them responsible on failing efforts for realizing peace and stopping bloodshed.
He renewed his country’s firm position supporting the internationally-recognized government of Yemen and Yemen’s unity, security and stability.