KSA Welcomes UN Security Council's Resolution on Yemen
Saudi Press Agency
Friday 1440/4/14 - 2018/12/21
New York, Dec 21, 2018, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia welcomed today the UN Security Council's resolution, submitted by United Kingdom, on Yemen.
The Deputy Permanent Representative of the Kingdom's delegation to the United Nations, Dr. Khalid Manzlawi, said in a press statement that the resolution affirms the efforts of Saudi diplomacy and its direct impact on the decisions of the international community, represented by the efforts of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel Ahmed Al-Jubeir, the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations, Ambassador Abdullah Yahiya Al-Mualemi and members of the Saudi Mission to the United Nations.
The statement pointed out that today's resolution supports the agreements of the consultations of Sweden, and emphasizes the implementation of resolution 2216 which is committed to the three reference points of political solution in Yemen.
It also stresses the success of the military pressure by the coalition, the Saudi diplomatic effort to force Al-Houthis to withdraw from Hodeida and supports UN Special Envoy to Yemen to implement Stockholm Agreement as well as supports the peace plan in Yemen and grants the United Nations a mandate to be on the ground as an observer, meaning that Al-Houthis will lose their margin of maneuver, obstruction of intent and previous repeated violations.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's delegation expressed, in the statement in the context of the Kingdom's diplomatic efforts at the United Nations, thanks to the Kuwaiti and US sides for reaching the appropriate formula for the resolution, which is in the interest of the people of Yemen and the maintenance of international peace and security.
--SPA
23:55 LOCAL TIME 20:55 GMT
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