The General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council announced that it decided to invite the parties to the Yemeni crisis to hold consultations under its auspices in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, in order to reach a ceasefire under the auspices of the United Nations and Gulf support.

Secretary-General Nayef Al-Hajraf said - in a press conference today, Thursday - that the council will host "Yemeni-Yemeni consultations... during the period from March 29 (March) to April 7 (April) 2022 with the aim of uniting ranks and healing the rift between Yemeni brothers in support of Yemeni legitimacy and strengthening state institutions. ".

He added that the council seeks to find "an approach that pushes Yemenis to sit again around the consultation table in response to the aspirations of the honorable Yemeni people and in support of international and international efforts and endeavors aimed at alleviating the suffering of the Yemeni people and restoring their state."

Al-Hajraf stressed that the consultations will be under the umbrella of the council, which will host them at the headquarters of its general secretariat in Riyadh, and explained that the council will urge all parties to accept a ceasefire and start a sustainable consultation between the concerned parties with the aim of "establishing a comprehensive political process to reach the desired peace."

Participants

And the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council indicated that the invitation would be directed to all Yemeni parties, and that consultations would be held with whomever accepts the invitation, noting that "any Yemeni consultations in which not everyone participates, including the Houthis, will not achieve peace."

Yesterday, the Houthi group said it would welcome talks with the Saudi-led coalition, but the place should be a neutral country.

"It is neither logical nor fair for the country hosting the talks to be a sponsor of war and siege," the group said in a statement, stressing that lifting restrictions on Yemeni ports and Sanaa airport should be a priority.

On Tuesday, Reuters news agency quoted Gulf officials as saying that the Gulf Cooperation Council is considering inviting the Houthis and other Yemeni parties to hold consultations in Riyadh as part of an initiative to strengthen peace efforts led by the United Nations.

These two officials said that official invitations would be sent within days for talks dealing with the military, political and economic aspects of the war.