YEMEN Press Agency

President al-Mashat warns Saudi-led coalition of “major risks” that region could not bear

SANAA, Nov. 30 (YPA) – President of the Supreme Political Council in the capital Sanaa, Mahdi al-Mashat on Friday warned the Saudi-led coalition and the UAE of what he described as “major risks” for the continuation of the war in Yemen.

” We welcome any serious negotiations leading to stop the war and destruction, lift the siege and end the foreign military presence in our territory,” Mahdi al-Mashat said in a speech to the Yemeni people at home and abroad, on Friday evening, on the occasion of the 52nd anniversary of independence day in southern Yemen from British occupation.

He noted that the continuation of the war and siege will lead the region as a whole to great risks that will be difficult to tolerate

A comprehensive review of all mistakes and a commitment to respect Yemen is one of the first conditions for stability in the region, he said.

Mahdi al-Mashat confirmed that Yemen and the region are one nation, no room for stability unless everyone accepts conditions and foundations of stability.

“We welcome any serious negotiations leading to stop the war and destruction, lift the siege and end the foreign military presence in our territory. Our fate in Yemen and the region are one and there is no room for stability unless we are able to achieve stability in Yemen and the region,” he confirmed.

He continued: “We reaffirm our keenness for peace, commend the recent achievements on the road to calm and welcome the initiative that led to the liberation of our heroes prisoners in a response to our previous initiative.”

He noted the possibility of progress on this path, on the basis of friendly relations, saying: “We welcome legitimate interests and relations on the basis of good neighboring and mutual respect.”

He added: ” everyone has the conditions and foundations of stability.” The first of these conditions is “a commitment to respect Yemen’s sovereignty.”

He said it was necessary to “commit to the implementation of the Swedish Agreement, and to stop the military escalation in Hodeidah.”

In the same context, Al-Mashat reiterated the support of the Supreme Political Council and the National Salvation Government in the capital Sanaa for the United Nations efforts to bring  a comprehensive and just peace.

E.M