Sanaa government: Violation of truce gives right to review position
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The Saudi coalition has abandoned its promises guaranteed under the agreed truce on flights.
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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in Sanaa government Hussein Al-Ezzi
Deputy Foreign Minister in the Sanaa government, Hussein Al-Ezzi, announced Thursday that his government had accepted the extension of the armistice in Yemen based on "serious promises" to increase the number of flights and to make progress on the issue of salaries.
Al-Ezzi said in a Tweet that the number of flights before the extension of the armistice has not been met.
The Deputy FM explained that there was a "clear and significant breach of the truce," expressing his belief that not rushing to correct this defect "would give Sanaa the full right to review its position."
Al Mayadeen counted 13,859 violations of the armistice by the Saudi-appointed Yemeni Presidential Council forces and the Saudi coalition during the first two months of the truce.
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Yemen has been suffering from a Saudi-led war for 8 years now. A UN-brokered truce went into force in April but was repeatedly violated by the Saudi-led coalition.
The UN special envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, announced earlier this month that the Sanaa government and the Saudi-led coalition have agreed to renew the armistice in Yemen for two months.
Grundberg explained at the time that "the terms of the armistice agreement include facilitating the entry of 18 ships carrying fuel to the ports of Al Hudaydah, and allowing two flights to and from Sanaa airport, every week," while the Yemenis assert that Saudi Arabia did not abide by the agreed terms of the armistice.
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