Iran welcomes UN envoy’s initiative to suspend military operations in Yemen for two months

According to Fars News Agency’s Foreign Policy Group, Saeed Khatibzadeh, Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, today (Saturday) April 4, at the initiative of the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Yemen to suspend military operations for two months Welcomed food and fuel as well as the partial reopening of Sanaa Airport.

It is worth mentioning that the UN Special Representative for Yemen announced on Friday evening that Sanaa had reached an agreement with the resigned government and the aggressor coalition to stop all military operations and reduce the siege against Yemen.

The Foreign Ministry spokesman expressed hope that the move could be a prelude to the complete lifting of the siege and the establishment of a permanent ceasefire in order to find a political solution to the Yemeni crisis.

Khatibzadeh emphasized Iran’s position in support of a political and humanitarian solution in Yemen and said: “We hope that on the eve of the holy month of Ramadan, by prioritizing humanitarian issues and continuing the ceasefire, we will see an improvement in humanitarian conditions and a full exchange of prisoners and prisoners.” Let’s be involved in this country and this action can be a basis for starting a political initiative to resolve the crisis.

According to Fars, Hans Grundberg, the UN special envoy for Yemen, said on Friday evening that the two sides (Sanaa and the resigned government and the aggressor coalition) had agreed to suspend all air, land and naval operations inside Yemen and overseas operations.

He added that the two sides agreed on the arrival of fuel ships to the ports of Al-Hudaidah and commercial flights to and from Sanaa Airport to specific destinations in the region. With the agreement of both parties, it is possible to extend the two-month ceasefire.

“The ceasefire includes the cessation of military operations, the opening of Sanaa International Airport for some flights and the opening of the port of Al-Hudaidah,” said Mohammed Abdul Salam, head of the Yemeni National Salvation Government’s negotiating team. It is on ships carrying oil.

The foreign minister of the resigned Yemeni government had announced hours before the order of the government of the resigned Yemeni president Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi to take measures to reduce the siege against Yemen.

The White House also said that US President Joe Biden welcomed the two-month ceasefire in Yemen and called for a ceasefire.

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