Yemeni government welcomes Saudi efforts to bring peace – Detials
The Yemeni government welcomed on Monday Saudi Arabia’s efforts to achieve progress towards a peaceful solution to the Yemeni crisis, as broad political arrangements aimed at ending outstanding issues between the various parties in the country could lead to radical changes and developments during the remaining days of Ramadan.
Yemen’s Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Muammar al-Eryani said in a statement posted to Twitter that his country welcomes Saudi Arabia’s “exceptional” efforts to bring peace to Yemen and fully supports the kingdom’s efforts to achieve peace in the region, “moving from conflict and internal strife to a phase of stability and security and focusing on achieving the aspirations of the region’s people for a better future of prosperity and economic integration”.
Al-Eryani said that the efforts made by the brothers in Saudi Arabia to gather the Yemeni parties and components for the dialog, with the aim of reaching a comprehensive political agreement that contributes to the achievement of security, stability and development, confirm Yemen’s central position in the interest of the Kingdom and its leadership to help it move towards a future that achieves the aspirations of Yemenis.
Al-Eryani also praised the political, economic and relief support provided by the Coalition to Support Legitimacy to the Yemeni government and people, “including a $2 billion [USD] 500 million deposit with the United Arab Emirates for the Central Bank of Yemen, $622 million in oil derivatives, and $400 million in development projects and initiatives recently presented through the Saudi Program for the Development and Reconstruction of Yemen.”
He also praised the stances and fingerprints of the brothers, which he said were “present at all the junctures that our country has gone through to prevent the situation from sliding towards the conflict, starting with the Gulf initiative and its executive mechanism in 2011, sponsoring rounds of dialog between the government and the Houthi militias, reaching the peace and partnership agreement, then rounds of dialog between the government and the Houthi militias under the auspices of the United Nations, announcing an initiative to end the crisis in Yemen and reach a comprehensive political solution in 2021, and supporting the Gulf Cooperation Council initiative (March 2022) for a ceasefire and the convening of all parties, including the Houthi group, at the Yemeni-Yemeni table.”
The Yemeni government’s Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism said that achieving progress on a peaceful solution to the crisis is a victory for constitutional legitimacy and the coalition, “as it strengthens our approach to reaching peace in return for attempts to perpetuate conflict, crisis and war trafficking, especially in light of recent positive developments in the region, the most important of which is the Saudi-Iranian agreement, where the atmosphere is more conducive to peace than ever.”
He also pointed out that the Yemeni government, from the moments of the first war, confirmed its keenness and endeavor to achieve a comprehensive, just and sustainable peace, which guarantees the non-recurrence of cycles of conflict and preserves the sacrifices of the Yemeni people and their right to live in freedom, dignity and dignity.
Saudi and Omani delegations visiting Sanaa for talks with the Houthis met on Sunday with Mehdi al-Machat, head of the Supreme Political Council of the Houthis, as part of mediation aimed at reaching a new truce in Yemen and reviving the peace process.
On Friday, official sources from the Yemeni government revealed that an agreement was reached to extend the truce with the Houthis from 6 months to 12 months, expanding it to include humanitarian and economic measures, followed by a direct political dialog for a comprehensive solution to end the war.
The terms of the agreement, which is expected to be officially announced in the coming hours, according to sources, include: expanding the re-entry of flights to Sana’a International Airport, resuming oil exports from ports, opening roads in Taiz province (southwest), releasing captives (all for all), and transporting goods directly to the port of Aden (south).
“On 2 October, a six-month truce expired, and the government and the Houthis have traded accusations of responsibility for the failure to renew it.”
