Arab Coalition announces commitment to ceasefire in Yemen

Arab Coalition says it is committed to Yemen's ceasefire (File image)

Riyadh (IINA) – The Arab Coalition Command on Sunday announced that it will be committed to observe a ceasefire from April 10 and will reserve for itself the right to respond once the Houthi side and their supporters have breached the agreement. This was in response to a call from Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
The Yemeni government has notified UN Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed of its acceptance to ceasefire starting from April 10 to pave the way for consultations to be held in Kuwait on April 18, and that the ceasefire will hold until 12:00 noon of the next day of the end of consultations in Kuwait unless the agreement is extended, a Coalition statement said.
It added that once the agreement is extended, the Yemeni government is obliged to notify the Coalition Command of the decision. However, the Coalition Command will preserve for itself the right to respond, had the Houthi and their supporters violate the ceasefire.
In conformity with the efforts being exerted by the government of Saudi Arabia aimed to find a comprehensive calming of the situation and achieving ceasefire between the legitimate government of Yemen on one hand and the Houthi militias and their supporters on the other to stop bloodshed and continue delivering medical and relief supplies to war-stricken provinces and regions and in support for the efforts being exerted by the United Nations to create positive atmosphere to pave the way for the launch of consultations in Kuwait, the Coalition Command would remain committed to ceasefire but reserve for itself the right to respond to any violations, the statement said.
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