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Head of a Yemeni delegation in UN-sponsored peace talks in Kuwait praised Iran for endorsing the establishment of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council, describing formation of the council as a major step toward restoration of peace in the Arab country.
Speaking to the Iran’s Tasnim News Agency, Mohammad Abdul-Salam, spokesman for the Houthi Ansarullah movement and head of Yemen’s delegation in the Kuwait negotiations, said he has held a meeting with Iran’s ambassador to Sana’a and head of the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s Persian Gulf bureau to talk about the region’s latest political developments.
Abdul-Salam noted that he has thanked the Islamic Republic for acknowledging a recent national compromise in Yemen and formation of the Supreme Political Council, which he hailed as a milestone in reaching peace and relieving the pains of Yemenis.
He also stressed the need for a political solution to the conflicts in Yemen through political approaches, calling for efforts to organize "national institutions" to address the humanitarian and economic challenges caused by enemies and their mercenaries.
A couple of days ago, Yemeni people took to streets in the capital, Sana’a, in their millions to support the Supreme Political Council, formed after peace talks with the Saudi side broke down.
The decision to establish the council was made by Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement and former President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s General People’s Congress party in late July.
It was formally launched on August 6, when the Houthis and Saleh’s faction announced that they both had an equal share in the 10-member body.
Saudi Arabia and some of its Arab allies have been launching airstrikes against the Houthi Ansarullah movement since March 2015 in an attempt to restore power to the fugitive former President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh.
Nearly 10,000 Yemenis, including 4,000 women and children, have lost their lives in the deadly military campaign.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
