Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and Yemen’s president discuss Saudi peace initiative

RIYADH: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Yemen’s President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi on Tuesday discussed Saudi Arabia’s initiative to end the Yemeni crisis.
The peace plan announced last week calls for a UN-supervised nationwide cease-fire, the reopening of Sanaa airport to civilian air traffic, and the resumption of negotiations to reach a political resolution to the conflict.
During a phone call, Hadi and the crown prince discussed developments in Yemen, and international support for the Saudi initiative, Saudi Press Agency reported.
The Yemeni president affirmed his government’s support for the initiative and praised the Kingdom’s efforts to establish security and stability in Yemen.
The crown prince told Hadi that the “Kingdom will continue to stand with the brothers in Yemen and alleviate the suffering of citizens.”
He said Saudi Arabia would provide an oil derivative grant totaling $422 million from the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen to operate power stations in the Yemeni governorates.
He said the grant would also go toward supporting the government to provide services to the Yemeni people, and to achieve security and stability in the country.
Hadi thanked the Saudi government for “this generous support.”
The two sides also discussed the Middle East Green Initiative that was announced by the crown prince on Saturday and calls for a partnership among regional countries to face environmental challenges. The Yemeni president welcomed the initiative, and said his country supports all efforts made by the Kingdom in this regard.

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