Yemen’s Ansarullah Raps Saudi Breach of Stockholm Deal
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A member of Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement lashed out at the Saudi-led coalition for violating the Stockholm ceasefire agreement.
In an interview with Al Mayadeen TV, member of the movement’s political bureau Salim al-Mughlas said the acts of aggression by the Saudi-led forces violated the UN-sponsored ceasefire signed in Sweden in December 2018.
However, Ansarullah has remained fully committed to the Stockholm deal, he said.
Mughlas added that the Saudi coalition has violated the ceasefire agreement to prepare the ground for the resumption of war in Hudaydah.
He warned that Ansarullah will weigh the appropriate options to respond to the Saudi measures if the coalition continues the attacks and aggressive moves in Hudaydah.
Representatives from Yemen’s warring sides met in Sweden in December and signed a UN-sponsored deal aimed at ending more than three years of war that have ravaged Yemen. Under the Stockholm agreement, the parties agreed on a ceasefire in Hudaydah province and to withdraw their respective forces.
The Saudi-led coalition and their mercenaries, however, have repeatedly violated the ceasefire in Hudaydah province by attacking areas in and around the province’s capital.
Hudaydah, the main port used to feed Yemen’s 30 million people, has been the focus of fighting this year, raising fears abroad that a full-scale assault could cut off supplies to nearly 16 million people suffering from severe hunger.
