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The international envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, has not contacted the national salvation government regarding the new round of consultations in Sweden, Information Minister Deifallah Al-Shami said on Friday.
“So far, there is no communication about finding a peaceful, just and comprehensive solution at all,” Deifallah Al-Shami told Sputnik in response to a question whether they had received an invitation to participate in the peace consultations in Sweden.
He commented on the UN role, saying: “there is no vision or agenda nor clear affairs to hold lasting peace consultations at all.”
“There are only calls released as media invitations,” he said, adding that the UN has not provided any vision or any agenda for dialogue.
“We call on the UN envoy and all parties that sponsor peace to have a serious call for peace because there should be a full and comprehensive dialogue and there should be a clear vision and agenda,” Al-Shami said.
“We are always with peace. We call for peace and we welcome any call for peace from the United Nations and others, but within the framework of a clear vision and a specific agenda,” he added.
Al-Shami stressed, “We are not against dialogue, we call for dialogue, and we believe that issues can only be resolved through dialogue and rapprochement among all parties.”
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have deployed about 10,000 new troops to Yemen's west coast after repeated campaigns to seize Hodeida, which is seen as the main entry point for food imports and aid relief needed by millions in the war-torn country, were thwarted by Houthis and their allies in the Yemeni army.
The invaders have hit a stiff wall of resistance put up by the city's protectors who have pushed back the militants and mercenaries.
The Hodeida offensive has sparked concerns over its impact on the civilian population as well as on humanitarian aid operations.
Saudi Arabia and a number of its regional allies launched the devastating campaign against Yemen in March 2015, with the aim of bringing the regime of Yemen's former President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi back to power and crushing the Houthis.
According to a new report by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), a nonprofit conflict-research organization, the Saudi-led war has so far claimed the lives of around 56,000 Yemenis.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
