Eleven Yemeni political parties, including the General People's Congress and the Congregation for Reform (Al-Islah), demanded on Monday that the UN envoy takes “a stern stand towards the escalatory measures taken by Houthi militias, which thwart peace efforts and worsen the sufferings of the Yemeni people.”
The parties condemned the Houthi missile attacks targeting residential areas of Riyadh and other cities in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
“The attacks prove that the Iranian regime continues to support the armed group with military capabilities, by taking Yemen away from its Arab and regional surrounding to transform it into a threatening base capable of shaking regional stability,” the parties said in a statement.
They noted that the attacks on Saudi Arabia coincided with the visit of UN envoy Martin Griffiths to Sana'a, where he is meeting with warring parties in his quest to facilitate a negotiated political settlement to the crisis based on the three references, the Gulf initiative and its implementation mechanism, the outcomes of the national dialogue and Security Council Resolution 2216.
“The rebels’ behavior is not surprising, particularly after trying to assassinate the former UN envoy and to thwart his mission to achieve peace in Yemen,” the parties said in their statement.
They called on Griffiths to force the rebels on offering evidence over their alleged seriousness in salvaging the Yemeni people including revealing information about the forced disappearances of Yemenis, releasing all prisoners and ending the siege of cities.
The statement also praised the role of the Saudi-led pro-legitimacy coalition in its continuous support to Yemen and its people, particularly at the humanitarian and development levels.
