Armed Forces Spokesman affirms commitment of Yemen’s army to ceasefire in Hodeidah

SANAA, Dec. 18 (YPA) – The official spokesman of Yemen’s Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahia Sarie has welcomed the announcement of the ceasefire, announced by the UN special envoy to Yemen on Monday, which stipulated that begun at the first hour of Tuesday.

In a statement, he said, “leadership Ministry of Defense and the Presidency of the General Staff welcomed the ceasefire in Hodeidah province”.

He confirmed the commitment of the Yemeni army to the agreement reached in Sweden’s consultations on the ceasefire.

The leadership of the Ministry of Defense hopes that the ceasefire agreement in Hodeidah will be a start to a comprehensive nationwide halt, bringing peace and an end of the suffering of the Yemeni people, he said.

In this regard, the armed forces praised all efforts being made to achieve this goal and salute the great Yemeni people, who are very proud and supportive of the army in the battle against the Saudi-led aggression.

E.M