SANAA, Yemen, March 23 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis, criticised a statement by the U.S. Ambassador to Yemen, Matthew Tueller, saying that, his remarks pave the way for failing the Stockholm Agreement.
“We deplore remarks by the U.S. Ambassador, who accused Houthis of hampering the implementation of the Hodeidah cease-fire,” the rebel group said.
“We are committed to implementing the deal,” they said.
On Thursday, Tueller blamed the Iran-aligned Houthi rebel group for delaying their withdrawal from the main port of Hodeidah, saying that Houthi weapons pose a threat to other countries in the region.
“We are greatly frustrated by what we see as delays and stalling on the part of the Houthis in implementing what they agreed to in Sweden,” Tueller told a televised press conference, in the southern port city of Aden.
“We will see whether the Houthis can in fact demonstrate a political maturity and start to serve the interests of Yemen, rather than acting on behalf of those who seek to weaken and destroy Yemen,” Tueller added.
The peace deal was agreed in Stockholm, Sweden, in Dec last year, which was seen as a first step to end Yemen’s war, but it has since stalled, after what the United Nations calls that Houthis refused to withdraw.
Head of Houthi Higher Revolutionary Committee, Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, said, “his group will withdraw from ports but will keep control of the city.”– NNN-SABA
