Political solution in Yemen tops Saudi cabinet meeting

Saudi Arabia announced its commitment to a “comprehensive political solution” to the crisis in Yemen and its full support for the United Nations Special Envoy in the country to help resolve the political crisis and prevent a further deterioration of the situation.

The Kingdom’s Cabinet referred to the joint statement issued by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Britain and America stressing the need for the Yemeni government to return to Aden, noting its effective role in overseeing future international support for economic recovery, and its commitment to a comprehensive political solution to the conflict in Yemen.

The Cabinet members also noted the importance of the good offices of the UN Secretary-General and of the Gulf Cooperation Council initiative in the efforts to resolve the political crisis in Yemen.

It should be noted as well that Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf, stressed the importance of supporting international and regional efforts to reach the political solution sought by the Council in Yemen.

The GCC also renewed its support for international efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, and to strengthen the non-proliferation regime in the region and the world. This came during a meeting with UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg.

During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the latest developments of the situation in Yemen and the stubbornness of the terrorist Iranian-backed Houthi militia in responding to the efforts of the international community.

The meeting also looked at the Saudi peace initiative, which requires the international community to put pressure on Houthi militia to stop fighting and engage in the political track in accordance with the Gulf initiative and its executive mechanism, the outcomes of the National Dialogue Conference and Security Council Resolution 2216.

The Iran-aligned Houthi attacks on civilian targets and vital installations in Saudi Arabia drew Arab condemnation, with many countries branding the Houthi actions “war crimes” and denouncing the threat they pose to global energy security.

On the other hand, Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman confirmed that they are working to find a “comprehensive political solution” to the war in Yemen, at the end of the visit of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, Sultan of Oman, to the Kingdom.

Tens of thousands of people, mostly civilians, have been killed and millions displaced in Yemen's war, which the United Nations has called the world's worst humanitarian disaster .