Saudi Arabia, which continues to intervene in the military in support of the administration during the civil war in Yemen, has announced that it will propose a ceasefire nationwide.
Rebels have responded negatively to this, and it is unclear whether the six-year civil war will end.
In Yemen in the Middle East, a civil war has continued since 2015 between the Hadi administration supported by Saudi Arabia and the Houthis, an rebel group supported by Iran, and the humanitarian crisis is becoming more serious.
Under these circumstances, the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to call on both the administration and rebels to ceasefire nationwide under the supervision of the United Nations and start talks for a political solution on the 22nd. Was announced.
Rebels have responded negatively, saying that Saudi Arabia should first stop attacks and economic blockades on areas controlled by rebels.
Regarding the Yemeni Civil War, the Biden administration in the United States has also announced that it will stop supporting weapons to Saudi Arabia, which has an alliance, and will work toward the end of the civil war.
However, in Yemen, the fighting has intensified recently, with rebels intensifying the offensive in the oil fields in the central region, and it is unclear whether the civil war will end.
US State Department spokesman "One Step in the Right Direction"
Saudi Arabia's proposal for a ceasefire over the Yemeni civil war was welcomed by Deputy Press Secretary Porter of the US State Department at a telephone conference on Wednesday, saying "it's a step in the right direction."
He said, "I urge all parties to immediately take serious steps toward a ceasefire and negotiate with the support of the United Nations," and emphasized the policy of continuing to reach out to the countries concerned with the aim of achieving a ceasefire. did.