Head of the legitimacy delegation to "Stockholm": the agreement "failed" and the expulsion of the Houthis from Hodeidah must be completed

English - Monday 17 January 2022 الساعة 08:29 am
Aden, NewsYemen:

The former foreign minister and head of the legitimacy delegation to the Sweden talks, Khaled Al-Yamani, said that the Stockholm agreement regarding Hodeidah and its ports had failed, calling for the completion of the expulsion of the Houthi militia from the Red Sea coast. 

Al-Yamani confirmed, in an article published by "The Independent Arabia", yesterday, Saturday, under the title (Red Sea Council), that the mission to support the Hudaydah Agreement (UN) established under the Security Council resolution no longer has any benefit, and the decision to establish it by virtue of the legal nullity.

He pointed out that the United Nations had failed to stop the attacks of Iran and its militias, stressing the restoration of state control, which is an implicit demand to resume the process of liberating Hodeidah, which was halted by the agreement, while the joint forces had penetrated into the city.

And the article of the former foreign minister and head of the government delegation to the Sweden talks stated: “The experience of the past years since the signing of the Stockholm Agreement on the ports of Hodeidah, Salif and Ras Issa has proven that the agreement failed to accomplish the central task stipulated in the return of state institutions to Hodeidah and the withdrawal of militias from it.  The efforts of the United Nations to stop Iran and its militias' continuous attacks on international shipping south of the Red Sea have also failed.

And he added: "There is no longer any point in the presence of the United Nations Mission to monitor the implementation of the Hudaydah Agreement, the decision to establish it is considered null and void."

He added, "The Hodeidah mission did not work in the first place, despite its annual budget of $45 million, and was unable to report on the Houthi militia's use of the civilian ports in Hodeidah, Saleef and Ras Issa as military bases for launching missiles, drones, booby-trapped boats and sea mines in front of their eyes."  and international observers.

Al-Yamani concluded by saying: "Hence, the situation requires giving way to restore state control over the region, restoring security, stability and protection for the strategic international shipping lane, and cutting off the Iranian presence that threatens regional security and stability."