A Yemeni official source confirmed, on Wednesday, that there is great international pressure on the parties to the conflict in Yemen to reach a comprehensive settlement to the ceasefire in the country, which has entered its seventh year of the war.

The political source, who requested anonymity, told the German news agency (dpa): "So far, no agreement has been reached between the legitimate government and the Houthi group for a comprehensive ceasefire."

The source added: "Despite this, there is great international pressure to cease fire within a month, and then go to comprehensive political negotiations to end the war."

The source pointed out that the Houthis "demanded that the humanitarian file be separated from the military file."

He continued: "The Houthis demanded the opening of the port of Hodeidah without supervision, and the opening of Sanaa International Airport without specifying the destinations, or adding destinations to the countries of Iran, Beirut, Baghdad and Damascus."

On the other hand, the source clarified that the Houthis stipulated stopping the operations of the coalition that leads Saudi Arabia and lifting the siege first, to start stopping the ground confrontations.

The source stated that the legitimate government has completely rejected the Houthi’s demands, saying that this student confirms that the Houthis want to achieve personal interests on the ground, the most important of which is progress towards the city of Marib and controlling it.

According to the source, the Sultanate of Oman is putting pressure on the Houthis to some extent, pointing out that it "strongly supported the Saudi initiative and placed the Houthis in an embarrassing position that might convince them to agree to a ceasefire."

The source emphasized that there are great signs of hope for a cease-fire soon, "it may be an initial temporary truce that shows the commitment of the conflicting parties to it and to test their seriousness in reaching a political solution."

During the past days, the US envoy, Timothy Lenderking, and the UN, Martin Griffiths, held talks with officials in the legitimate government and the Houthis through mediators in the Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

These discussions followed the initiative launched by the Saudi Foreign Ministry on March 22 to resolve the Yemeni crisis, which includes a ceasefire, reopening Sanaa airport, operating the port of Hodeidah, and starting consultations under the auspices of the United Nations.