Sanaa’s reaction to the Quartet statement on Yemen; It was not worth the ink consumed.
The Foreign Minister of the Yemeni National Salvation Government called the joint statement of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States and Britain on Yemen only diplomatic apologies and said that there was no time left for such hypocrisy.
Yemeni Minister of National Salvation Hisham Sharaf Abdullah reacted to the joint statement of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States and Britain on Yemen, saying that the statement was just a compliment to the international community to like the Saudi coalition countries like ” Pigeons of Peace.
According to Al-Masira, he stated that there is no time or use for hypocrisy and diplomatic apologies at the expense of freedom and the interests of Yemen and its people.
Hisham Sharaf added that the statement was not worth the substance, and that those aware of the Yemeni situation knew that the Saudi-Emirati coalition was in a state of delusion seeking victory, and that any intention for real peace was to “correct” mistakes. They are far away in Yemen. They also do not care about the suffering of the Yemeni people as a result of the war.
He further advised the Quartet to admit to the world that the main driver of the war against Yemen in March 2015.
Hisham Sharaf also suggested that the group sit down with Sanaa to end the war under the auspices of the United Nations or with the participation of countries such as Russia, China, Germany or the Persian Gulf, to agree on special measures related to the ceasefire and the reopening of the airport. Sanaa and other sea and land crossings and the lifting of the blockade should be achieved as a prelude to the withdrawal of foreign forces from Yemen and the payment of compensation to Yemen and its people, and then the drawing of political solutions with the participation of all parties involved in the Yemeni war.
He stressed that Sanaa welcomes a comprehensive and just peace without preconditions that undermine Yemeni national sovereignty and decision-making independence.
