GCC Secretary General Meets with U.S. Envoy to Yemen

Riyadh, Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), met here today U.S. Envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking.

During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the regional and international efforts to reach a political solution regarding the Yemeni crisis.

For his part, the GCC Secretary General affirmed the importance of exerting pressure on the Houthi militias by the international community to stop Houthi terrorism and to engage seriously in the peace process to resolve the Yemeni crisis in accordance with the three references, including the Gulf initiative and its executive mechanism, the outcomes of the Yemeni national dialogue and Security Council resolution no. 2216.

He stressed the importance of the United States’ role and the U.S. envoy’s efforts to end the Yemeni crisis as well as its humanitarian and development assistance for the brotherly Yemeni people.

Dr. Al-Hajraf also expressed his strong condemnation of the continued targeting of civilians and civilian objects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with missiles and drones, as well as the cowardly terrorist attack that targeted Abu Dhabi International Airport on Monday, January 17, 2022, adding that these attacks represent a terrorist act and a flagrant violation of international law as well as a threat to the security and stability in the region. He asserted that the Houthi militias must be held accountable in accordance with the international and humanitarian law.

Source: Saudi Press Agency