The head of Yemen’s Houthi Shiite rebel political council, Mahdi al-Masat, said Sunday that the movement was not opposed to the UN-brokered extension of the ceasefire, although it considered its results “not encouraging enough”.
The two-month ceasefire between the Iranian-backed Houthi forces and the internationally recognized Saudi-led military alliance, the first since 2016, took effect on April 2 and in general lines are observed.
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“We assure you that we are not opposed to the extension of the ceasefire, but what we can not accept is any truce in which the suffering of our people will continue,” Masat said in a speech broadcast on Al Masira television. , adjacent to the Houthis.
“I call for genuine, encouraging cooperation that will improve the humanitarian and economic benefits of any forthcoming ceasefire,” he added.
The ceasefire is a ray of hope in a country where war has caused the economy to collapse, infrastructure to collapse and millions to face famine.
If the peace process goes ahead, Reuters reports, it could offer Riyadh a way to end its costly involvement in the war, a source of friction with the United States.
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