Abdullah Abu Deif (Aden, Cairo)
The Yemeni government and the Presidential Command Council in Yemen confirmed that the terrorist Houthi militia preferred the option of war over the truce and squandered all opportunities for peace, noting that the policy of appeasement does not promote peace and push the militias to more intransigence, as they considered that the inclusion of “Al-Houthi” in the terrorist lists prompted him to engage in calm efforts .
Yesterday, Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdul-Malik called on the international community to condemn the Houthi terrorist militia’s obstruction and rejection of peace efforts after the failure of international efforts to extend the humanitarian truce that has been in effect in the country since the beginning of last April.
Abdul-Malik said in a press statement: “We heard the clear voice of the international community in its call for peace and we responded with all sincerity and sincerity to that call, and we are waiting today to hear the same force and clarity in condemning the Houthis’ obstruction and rejection of peace.”
He added that “the policy of appeasement does not enhance peace opportunities and only push the Houthis to more intransigence.” .
The Yemeni prime minister stressed that “the peace that Yemenis seek clearly means an end to war, tyranny, and arrogant discriminatory practices by the Houthis.”
Yesterday, the UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, expressed his regret at the failure to reach an agreement to extend the truce with the end of its second extension, after the Yemeni government approved his proposal to extend it for a period of 6 months in exchange for the Houthi militia’s refusal to extend it.
In this context, the Yemeni government expressed its regret for the failure of the efforts of the UN envoy to persuade the Houthi militias to choose peace instead of war, and its refusal to extend and expand the truce.
In a statement, the Yemeni government confirmed that it dealt positively with the recent proposal of the Special Envoy, and, through renewing the truce, sought to expand benefits for all Yemenis, and made all efforts to alleviate the human suffering of Yemenis in all governorates without any discrimination.
In turn, Rashad Al-Alimi, Chairman of the Yemeni Leadership Council, yesterday held the Houthi militia responsible for not extending the truce and the serious repercussions on the security and stability of Yemen.
A member of the Presidential Leadership Council, Abdullah Al-Alimi, also accused the Houthi militia of dealing with the truce as an “opportunity to blackmail and prioritize the interests of foreign countries over the interests of the Yemeni people.”
Al-Alimi said: “The Houthi militia treated the humanitarian truce as a political battle and an opportunity for blackmail, and put the interests of others before the interests of the Yemeni people.”
He added, “It became clear to the whole world that the Houthi militias are far from being a partner in peace.”
He explained: “A truce included a ceasefire, paying the salaries of civil servants in their areas of control, opening roads, expanding flights from Sanaa airport, and ensuring the flow of oil derivatives, rejected by the Houthi militias, driven by the illusion of power and many lies.”
In this context, Majed Fadhil, the official of the Prisoners Committee in the Yemeni government, confirmed that the terrorist Houthi militias negotiated the file of prisoners and abductees with arbitrariness and frank and clear intransigence, which made the negotiations in vain, noting that the terrorist militias are constantly working to exploit this humanitarian file to achieve media gains and goals. and political.
Fadhel said in exclusive statements to Al-Ittihad:
“The number of prisoners and abductees included in the prisoner exchange agreement, which the terrorist militias failed to achieve, is 2223.”
He pointed out that the Houthi militia’s handling of this file is far from humanity, and is also working to exploit it and play with contradictions, as it demands names that the government is not aware of and has repeatedly demanded since the Stockholm Agreement, in addition to the selectivity of choice and its refusal to exchange kidnapped civilians from journalists, opinion writers and others.
He added: “We affirm that the prisoners’ file is humane and it is inappropriate to manipulate it and bargain with other files at its expense. It is not moral to reject and selective for a particular group and segment, and we stress that we in the negotiating government delegation are ready to exchange all for all to get out of selectivity, and we announce our acceptance of an international committee of nations. the United States or any party agreed upon to implement the agreement.”
Fadhel concluded his statements by emphasizing that the justifications of the “Houthi” are illogical, and their arguments are flimsy and immoral, considering that visiting prisoners and allowing them to communicate with their families is one of their fundamental rights, and preventing them under any justification is a crime and a violation of international law and human rights.