The Houthi group said on Saturday evening that it is working towards a permanent ceasefire in Yemen.

This came in a statement made by the group's official spokesman and head of its negotiating team, Mohammed Abdel Salam, to the group's "Al-Masirah" satellite channel.

Abdul Salam said, "We are working to reach a clear stage in Yemen, in which we will move, whether through a truce or a permanent ceasefire, and we presented our point of view to the Omani mediator."

He added that any solution to the Yemen crisis "must be paid according to the salaries of employees from oil and gas revenues according to the 2014 budget."

He pointed out that any upcoming solution must also include "opening airports, ports and roads, in addition to releasing all prisoners and fully addressing the humanitarian issue."

The group's spokesman also demanded an end to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, and that there be a solution to the humanitarian side, away from the military and political side.

The United Nations is making efforts to extend a truce in Yemen that lasted for 6 months and ended on October 2.

The government and the Houthis blame each other for the failure to extend it.

For more than 8 years, Yemen has been witnessing a war between the forces loyal to the legitimate government, supported by a Saudi-led military coalition, and the Houthis, who have controlled the governorates - including the capital, Sana'a - since September 2014.