Yemen's FM discusses efforts to renew the truce with UN envoy

Yemeni FM , Dr. Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak,discusses with the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, Today tuesday, on the latest developments in Yemen.
The Yemeni news agency quoted the Minister of Foreign Affairs as saying, "The extension of the truce clashed with the subordination of this militia to the Iranian regime, which is confirmed by its refusal so far to all the offers put forward in order to extend and expand the truce."
For his part, the UN envoy "renewed his commitment to continue efforts and do everything possible to renew the truce, and to move forward in the peace process to serve the aspirations of the Yemeni people."
Last week, the UN envoy expressed his regret for not renewing the truce in the country, stressing that this would lead to great risks.
This came after the failure of international efforts to extend the previous UN armistice, which expired on the second of October.
On August 2, the United Nations announced that the Yemeni parties had agreed to extend the armistice for two additional months, according to the same conditions, from August 2 to October 2, 2022.
This extension came after a previous UN armistice that came into effect last April (2022) on all fighting fronts in Yemen for a period of two months. Governorates to improve the freedom of movement of people inside Yemen, and to facilitate the entry of 18 ships carrying fuel to the ports of Hodeidah in western Yemen within two months, in addition to allowing two flights to and from Sana’a International Airport per week.
However, last week, the Houthi militia obstructed the extension of that truce for the third time, imposing unacceptable conditions.
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