Iran lauds Ansarullah's withdrawal from Hudaydah as "constructive" move

Iran on Monday welcomed the unilateral withdrawal of Ansarullah movement's National Salvation Government from three ports in Hudaydah Province as "constructive", stressing Tehran's support for the Stockholm accord.

"The Sana'a government's measure to protect the Stockholm agreement shows the National Salvation Government's will and commitment to talks and implementation of its undertakings on one hand, and the Saudi coalition's non-commitment and attempts to trouble the agreement, on the other," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said on Monday.

He reiterated Iran's support for the Stockholm agreement, describing its implementation as a prelude to the achievement of a comprehensive and final political solution to establish peace in Yemen.

Mousavi referred to the abundant problems imposed by the Saudi-UAE coalition, and said, "The UN and the influential countries should pressure the coalition to show commitment to their undertakings and abandon their attempts to trouble implementation of the Stockholm accord."

The United Nations announced withdrawal of Ansarullah forces from key ports of Yemen’s Western province of Hudaydah is proceeding “in accordance with established plans” for a second day, as the Saudi-backed former government still refuses to pull out its besieging forces from Hudaydah in line with an accord the two sides reached in Sweden last year.

EA