September Net

The Foreign Minister Khaled al-Yemany said on Tuesday that the legitimate government will not launch a new round of consultations with United Nations special envoy Marin Griffiths before the Iran-backed Houthi militias fulfill their commitments to the Sweden deal.  declared.

The government will not kick off new consultations before the deal is implemented, he told Asharq Al-Awsat.

The agreement, reached in Stockholm in December 2018, calls on the Houthi militia to withdraw from the city of Hodeidah and its three ports and hand over control to the local authorities.

“The government has given its all to reach a political solution, but the militias have not heeded all of these international efforts. Any upcoming meetings will, therefore, be suspended until the militias withdraw all of their fighters, members and advisors from Hodeidah,” Yemany continued.

The UN envoy and government are keen on implementing the Stockholm deal, he stressed.