On Monday, the UN Security Council called on the parties to the conflict in Yemen to intensify negotiations on extending the armistice under the auspices of the United Nations, while the Yemeni Congregation for Reform - the largest Islamist party in Yemen - announced its adherence to the principle of partnership in managing the state.

The council added in a statement that the agreement on an expanded armistice will provide an opportunity to reach a comprehensive political settlement, reiterating the absence of a military solution to the crisis in Yemen.

He urged both parties (the recognized government of Yemen and the Houthi group) to intensify their engagement with the UN Special Envoy in all aspects of the negotiations, and to avoid setting conditions.

The statement welcomed the exceptional measures taken by the Yemeni government to avoid fuel shortages in Houthi-controlled areas.

It also condemned all attacks that threatened to disrupt the truce, including the recent Houthi attacks on Taiz Governorate, southwest of Yemen.

He called on the Houthis to refrain from actions that affect the movement of ships laden with fuel, and to cooperate with UN-led efforts to reach a lasting solution.

On August 2, the UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, announced the agreement of the Yemeni government and the Houthi group to extend a humanitarian truce in the country for an additional two months.

And in early June, the Yemeni government and the Houthi group agreed to extend a humanitarian truce in the country for a period of two months, after the expiration of a similar previous truce that began on the second of last April.

Among the most prominent provisions of the truce are the ceasefire, the opening of the port of Hodeidah (west), the resumption of commercial flights through Sanaa airport, and the opening of roads in the city of Taiz, which has been besieged by the Houthis since 2015.

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In a related context, the Yemeni Islah Party announced on Monday its adherence to the principle of partnership in managing the state, warning that any jump on this principle would lead the country into the unknown.

This came in a speech by the head of the party's supreme body, Muhammad al-Yadoumi, on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of its founding, which falls on September 13 of each year.

Al-Yadoumi said that the announcement issued by former President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi to form the Presidential Council emphasized the principle of consensus and partnership in the management of the state and decision-making as a basis for the legitimacy of the Council.

On the seventh of last April, the Yemeni president at the time issued a presidential declaration stipulating the establishment of a presidential leadership council led by Rashad Al-Alimi, according to which he delegated the council with all its presidential powers to complete the implementation of the tasks of the transitional phase in the country.

Al-Yadoumi warned that any jump on the principle of consensus and partnership in the management of the state by any political party will lead the country to the unknown.

The Presidential Council also called for an end to the tension in Shabwa Governorate (southeast) against the backdrop of targeting some army and security units by formations and elements outside the legitimate institutions.

He considered that achieving this would be quick accountability and dismissal of those involved in igniting and fueling sedition, addressing its repercussions, removing its effects, and returning the situation to normal.

On August 11, the Islah party called on the Presidential Council to dismiss Shabwa Governor Awad al-Awlaki and refer him to investigation, accusing him of supporting armed militias that are not affiliated with state institutions against government forces.

Since then, the dispute has escalated between the Islah party and the Southern Transitional Council (backed by the UAE, which demands the secession of southern Yemen from its north) amid mutual accusations of undermining the consensus phase, which followed the formation of the Presidential Leadership Council.

Skirmishes and accusations are still ongoing between the government and the Transitional Council, despite the fact that they signed an agreement in Riyadh in 2019, and entered into a partnership after the formation of the Presidential Leadership Council.

In addition to these differences, Yemen has been witnessing for more than 7 years a war between pro-government forces backed by an Arab military alliance led by the neighboring Saudi Arabia, and the Iranian-backed Houthis, who have controlled governorates, including the capital, Sanaa (north), since September 2014.