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Saudi deputy defense minister: UN, international pressure needed for Houthis to engage in peace processÌı

Saudi deputy defense minister: UN, international pressure needed for Houthis to engage in peace processÌı
A file photo of Saudi Deputy Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman. (AFP)
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Updated 21 May 2022

Saudi deputy defense minister: UN, international pressure needed for Houthis to engage in peace processÌı

Saudi deputy defense minister: UN, international pressure needed for Houthis to engage in peace processÌı
  • The two-month ceasefire took effect on April 2 across Yemen

RIYADH: º£½ÇÖ±²¥â€™s Deputy MinisterÌıof Defense met theÌıUS Special Envoy for YemenÌıin Washington to discuss theÌıconflict in Taiz andÌıthe need for UN-backed peace proposals to pose pressure on the Houthi militant group.Ìı

Prince Khalid bin Salman said that he affirmed to Timothy LenderkingÌıthe “Saudi-led Coalition’s backing of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Councilâ€,Ìı in a statement posted on his official Twitter account on Saturday. Ìı

“Although the momentum of the truce remains high, I reaffirmed the need for the United Nations and the international community to pressure the Houthis into reopening the roads of Taiz, deposit revenues of the Hodeidah port, and engage with peace proposals,†the statement added.

Prince Khalid also said he reiterated º£½ÇÖ±²¥â€™s “aspirations for reaching a comprehensive political resolution to the crisis that will lead Yemen into peace and prosperity.â€

The two-monthÌıceasefire, whichÌıtook effect on April 2, aimed toÌıstop hostilities across the country,Ìıallow for the reopening ofÌıSanaa International Airport,ÌıenableÌıfuel ships into the port at Hodeidah and openÌıroads in Taiz and many other provinces.

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