New Gulf: The aim of Riyadh talks is to save Saudi Arabia from the Yemeni quagmire.
While Saudi Arabia and the aggressors in Yemen claim to hold talks in Riyadh, experts emphasize that Saudi Arabia seeks to save itself from the Yemeni quagmire through these talks.
Despite some Western and Arab countries welcoming the GCC plan to end the Yemeni crisis, there are many doubts about the future of the initiative and its ability to resolve it.
Over the past seven years, claims have been made by the Gulf Arab states and some Western parties [who are themselves the perpetrators of the Yemeni war] and they have proposed plans, but these plans have also been reported, Al-Khaleej Al-Jadeed news website reported. The road did not go anywhere.
Nayef al-Hijraf, secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council, recently said that the council would host the so-called Yemeni-Yemeni talks in Riyadh from April 9th to 18th. But Ansarullah has repeatedly stressed that Riyadh is the main cause of the war against Yemen and cannot claim peace in the country.
According to Al-Khaleej Al-Jadeed, the talks are expected to focus on six issues, including military and political issues, with the aim of opening humanitarian crossings and claiming stability.
According to the report, after these talks, specialized committees will be formed to follow up on the implementation of the results of these talks. However, it can be said that the initiative of the Cooperation Council countries “facilitated Saudi Arabia not to come up with a plan for a ceasefire and dialogue despite the Houthi (Ansarullah) attacks on its territories.”
Al-Khaleej Al-Jadeed further wrote that it is worth mentioning that this new plan coincides with the seven years since Saudi Arabia was caught in the “swamp of Yemen” and the country has paid a heavy price for this reason. “Saudi Arabia lost the Yemeni war,” German Guido Steinberg, a German Middle East expert, said in response to Riyadh’s claim for peace in Yemen.
According to the news site, some estimates suggest that Saudi Arabia spends $ 175 million a month on air strikes on Yemen. The Times of England, however, reported that the war cost Saudi Arabia $ 72 billion a year. Some estimates put the cost of the fighters in the war at $ 230 million a month.