Status Update on the Reopening Of Hudaydah Port and Sanaa Airport
24 Noviembre 2017 - 5:01PM
PR Newswire (US)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As
a follow-up to the statement issued on Wednesday, November 22 by the Coalition to
Restore Legitimacy in Yemen in
regards to the reopening of the Hudaydah Port and Sanaa Airport;
the Coalition's spokesperson, Col. Turki Al
Maliki made a statement today detailing the reasons of the
temporary closure of ports in Yemen and the extent of aid facilitated since
their reopening. Col. Al
Maliki also renewed the call for the implementation of the
United Nations plan to take control of the Port of Hudaydah--
according to the UN's proposal, which was accepted by the Coalition
and rejected by the Iranian-backed Houthi Militia.
Col. Turki Al Maliki highlighted
the following:
- The intercepted ballistic missile fired from Yemen into the
Kingdom on November 4 was smuggled
into Yemen through the Port of
Hudaydah, which is controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi
Militia.
- Since November 4th; there have
been 82 permits issued to facilitate entry and aid distribution
into Yemen: 40 permits through sea
ports and 42 permits through airports.
- This includes issuing clearance for a ship today (Rena),
carrying 5.500 Metric Tons of food supplies, to the Port of
Hudaydah
- Additionally, there have been 5 clearances issued to aircrafts
bound to Sanaa Airport; including the November 22 clearance for an International
Committee Red Cross plane.
- The revived call for the United Nations to take control of the
Port of Hudaydah from the Iranian-backed Houthi Militia who are
delaying aid dissemination, and using the port of Hudaydah to
smuggle arms into Yemen in
violation of Security Council Resolution 2216.
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SOURCE Royal Embassy of Saudi
Arabia, Information Office
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