Transport Ministry denies coalition’s statements on Sanaa Airport

SANAA, March 5 (YPA) – The Ministry of Transport in the National Salvation Government on Tuesday denied statements of spokesman of Saudi-led coalition Turki al-Maliki on the use of Sanaa International Airport militarily.

“The daily flights of United Nations, ICRC and humanitarian organizations planes at various times in addition to the visits of the UN envoy to Yemen prove the falsehood of al-Maliki’s statements and untruthful allegations of the coalition’s media,” the ministry said in a statement.

The ministry reaffirmed that Sanaa Airport is a civilian airport run by a civilian authority.

The statement called on the UN envoy and the Security Council to fulfill their commitment to open Sanaa airport, which represents the main artery of 80 percent of the population of the Republic of Yemen and has been closed by the coalition for nearly three years.

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