The Saudi-Emirati coalition announced a two-week ceasefire in Yemen under the supervision of the United Nations, and Al-Jazeera obtained a text of a document submitted by the Houthi group that includes its proposal to establish peace and start a political dialogue.

A spokesman for the Saudi-Emirati coalition, Colonel Turki al-Maliki, said that the decision to declare a ceasefire came in support of the Yemeni government in accepting the call of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to stop the fire to face the consequences of the spread of the Corona virus.

He added that the move also aims to create the appropriate conditions to implement the invitation of the UN envoy to hold a meeting between the legitimate government and the Houthis and a military team from the coalition to discuss his proposals on steps and mechanisms for implementing the ceasefire in Yemen. Al-Maliki said that the coalition leadership finds the opportunity to join all efforts to reach a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire in Yemen.

Hours earlier, Reuters quoted sources as saying that the Saudi-Emirati alliance will announce a halt to military operations in Yemen at midnight in support of the United Nations ceasefire initiative, to be implemented on Thursday noon.

Al-Jazeera obtained the text of the comprehensive solution document to end the war in Yemen submitted by the Houthis, and it stated that both the leadership of the Saudi-Emirati coalition and the leadership of the Republic of Yemen agree to end the war, a ceasefire and a cessation of all land, sea and air military actions, and that the ceasefire enter into force. Immediately after the document is signed in all combat hubs.

The document demands that the Security Council pass a resolution after signing it under the supervision of the United Nations.

The document provides for ending the foreign presence in all of Yemen's lands, islands, ports and airspace, and ending any Yemeni military presence in Saudi lands.

Earlier, Houthi spokesman Mohamed Abdel Salam said on Twitter that the movement sent to the United Nations a comprehensive vision that includes an end to the war and the blockade imposed on Yemen, explaining that the proposal will lay the foundations for a political dialogue and a transitional period.

As for the leader of the Houthi group, Muhammad Ali Al-Houthi, he said, "We handed over to the UN envoy our vision of a final cease-fire, which is based on complete solutions," considering that fragmented or patchwork solutions cannot be accepted.

A source in the office of the United Nations envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths told Anatolia that the warring parties in the country informed the UN envoy that they agreed to a complete ceasefire on all fronts.

After the spread of the Corona pandemic, the parties agreed to end the air embargo and the land and sea blockade, and coalition countries are scheduled to commit to the reconstruction and compensation of those affected, while preparing to launch a political process that establishes a new transitional stage on the basis of ensuring the unity and independence of Yemen.

In spite of reports of close proximity to the cessation of hostilities, the Yemeni army announced earlier Wednesday full control of the strategic building camp and adjacent areas in Al-Jawf Governorate (north), following battles it fought against the Houthis, and with air support from coalition aircraft.

Griffiths had previously called for a halt to combat and full-time response to the Corona epidemic (Reuters)

British Ambassador
On the other hand, the British ambassador to Yemen Michael Aaron told the island that his country is working with all parties to stop the war, explaining that Britain is arming Saudi Arabia, but it is working with it to avoid killing civilians in Yemen.

He added that former UN experts have acknowledged that Iran is arming the Houthis, and added, "We do not support the militia's control and the extension of Iran's control over Yemen."

Aaron considered that Security Council Resolution 2216 obliges the Houthis to vacate Sana'a and surrender their weapons, but the Security Council does not have the power to impose a solution in Yemen.

The British Ambassador also considered that the Southern Transitional Council is part of legality in Yemen, and that the solution to the problem between the Council and the legitimate government lies in the implementation of the Riyadh Agreement.