Gulf Countries to UN: No to End of Aggression in Yemen
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Gulf envoys told UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday that there would be no immediate ceasefire in Yemen unless Ansarullah rebels withdraw from seized territory.
Saudi Ambassador Abdallah al-Mouallimi said "certain conditions" must be met for the Saudi-led air campaign to be suspended and that these were spelled out in the recently-adopted Security Council resolution.
"We all want to see an early end to the military hostilities, but there are conditions conducive to having an early end to the hostilities," Mouallimi said following a meeting with Ban.
With the US-Saudi aggression claiming more civilian lives, Ban has called for an "immediate ceasefire" in Yemen, saying the country was "in flames" and that it was time for a "passage to real peace."
Following the resignation of Moroccan diplomat Jamal Benomar as Yemen peace envoy, Ban moved to appoint Mauritanian diplomat Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed to be his new representative.
Ban informed the Gulf envoys of his choice but the ambassadors did not specify whether they would accept the mediation, which has taken on a new urgency as the death toll climbs.
"We have not presented any reaction yet. It is being studied in the capitals and we will have a reaction as quickly as possible," said Mouallimi.
Iran last week presented a peace plan for Yemen that called for a ceasefire and immediate end to "all foreign military attacks," the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid and a return to talks on forming a national unity government.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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