President al-Mashat meets UN envoy to Yemen
YemenExtra
SH.A.
President of the Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, met on Sunday with Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General to Yemen Martin Griffiths, in the framework of his efforts to implement Stockholm Agreement.
During the meeting, the President confirmed the full readiness to implement Hodeidah agreement, noting that the representatives of the national delegation in the redeployment committee had shown great cooperation and had agreed with proposals of the committee’s chairman regarding redeployment despite the procrastination of the other party.
He pointed to the role of the aggression states in putting obstacles before the implementation of the Hodeidah agreement.
The president called on the United Nations to take an open position condemning the violations of Hodeidah agreement by the aggression countries.
During the meeting, President al-Mashat touched upon the catastrophic effects on the humanitarian level as a result of the continued aggression and siege and the escalating economic war.
For his part, the UN envoy confirmed that he would continue his efforts to implement Stockholm Agreement and the agreement on Hodeidah.
Griffiths indicated that The deterioration of the economic situation has become tangible and its consequences are disastrous for the Yemeni people, adding that he would inform the Security Council at the next meeting that there is a use of the economy as a weapon of war.