Al-Mashat: Saudi-led coalition refuses to alleviate human suffering

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
28 Sep 2022 22:48
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Head of the Supreme Political Council in Yemen Mahdi al-Mashat affirms that Ansar Allah aims to establish lasting and honorable peace for the Yemeni people.

Head of the Supreme Political Council in Yemen Mahdi al-Mashat met with UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg.

Head of the Supreme Political Council in Yemen Mahdi al-Mashat affirmed during a meeting with United Nations (UN) Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg that Ansar Allah aims to establish lasting and honorable peace for the Yemeni people.

The top Yemeni figure added that "the injustice inflicted on our Yemeni people by the aggression and the blockade is enormous," stressing that "the Saudi-led aggression is deliberately refusing to alleviate the human suffering in Yemen."

Al-Mashat confirmed that "the payment of salaries to all state employees is essential for the continuation of the truce", affirming that "if Yemenis accepted the truce in its current form that will mean accepting the continuation of aggression and blockade on our dear Yemeni people."

Earlier today, Grundberg arrived in Yemen to discuss the extension of the truce with the Supreme Political Council leadership.

Grundberg met with the President of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi, on Monday, in Riyadh to discuss ongoing efforts to implement and extend the truce.

He updated President Alimi on the latest developments and spoke with him about the UN's truce proposal, according to a statement by the UN.

He also met senior Saudi officials and emphasized the importance of a longer extension to allow Yemenis to make progress on a broader set of priorities and to give them time to prepare for inclusive political negotiations, including a nationwide ceasefire.

"We are at a crossroads where the risk of a return to war is real," Grundberg said.

The terms of the truce in force in Yemen since April 2 and which was also extended on June 2, include ceasing offensive military operations, by land, sea, and air, inside Yemen and across its borders, and facilitating the entry of ships carrying fuel to the Hodeidah Port, western Yemen.