LONDON: º£½ÇÖ±²¥'s leadership is providing “full support†to the US effort to end the war in Yemen, US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking said on Friday.
A “sound plan†for a nationwide ceasefire in Yemen has been put before the Houthi leadership for “a number of days,†but it appears the militia is prioritizing a military offensive to take Marib, Lenderking told the Atlantic Council think tank.
The US envoy said that the Iran-backed militia is giving priority to the campaign to take Marib over “suspending the war and moving relief to the Yemeni people.â€
The spokesman for Yemen's Houthis Mohamed abdelsalam told Almasirah TV on Friday the American proposal for a nationwide ceasefire has nothing in it and represents the Saudi and the UN vision.
The American proposal doesn't include ceasing fire or breaking the siege, and it would lead to a resumption of a blockade, the spokesman added.Â
The comments come after the US and UN urged the Houthis to respond to the US plan for a ceasefire.
“If we cannot make progress now, the country will spiral into greater conflict and instability,â€Â Lenderking said.
He added that the United States had restored humanitarian assistance funding to North Yemen.
The United Nations describes Yemen as the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
(With Reuters)
