Deputy Foreign Minister: continued detention of ships opens door to an escalation

SANAA, May 24 (YPA) – Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein Al-Ezzi said the continued detention of oil and food ships by Saudi-led aggression forces ” is an arbitrary act that undermines confidence and opens  door to an escalation and counter-escalation.

“The continued detention of ships is arbitrary and immoral and contrary to the Hodeidah Agreement and international resolutions supporting the agreement,” Hussein Al-Ezzi tweeted on late Saturday.

He stressed that the continuation of this arbitrariness would undermine confidence in any talks and may open the door to an escalation and counter-escalation and hope that everyone will realize the importance of the release of ships, especially in light of the Corona virus pandemic that requires understanding and cooperation.

The Yemeni petroleum company said earlier that the US-backed Saudi-UAE aggression coalition continues piracy at sea and prevents 14 ships loaded with oil derivatives from reaching the port of Hodeidah despite being inspected and obtained permits from the United Nations.

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