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- US ambassador renewed his country's condemnation of the Houthi terrorist attacks on oil facilities
- Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Yemen said the Houthi attacks on oil ports are “terrorist operations”
The Houthis must be classified as a terrorist group, Yemen’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, told on Sunday the US Ambassador to Yemen, Steven Fagin.
The Yemeni government is planning on designate the Houthis as a terrorist organization, Mubarak said, stressing the importance of the international community's support for those decisions.
The two sides discussed the challenges that face the peace process, and the Houthis threat to international navigation and international peace and security, state news agency SABA reported.
Mubarak said that the Houthis aimed to “brainwash society” and impose a “racist identity” instead of the national one, the report said.
The US ambassador renewed his country's condemnation of the Houthi terrorist attacks on oil facilities, stressing the United States’ support for the security, stability and unity of Yemen.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed bin Saeed al-Jaber, said that the Houthi attacks, using Iranian weapons, on oil ports are “terrorist operations.” He added that Houthi attacks on civilian facilities harm the interests of Yemeni people.
“The international community is working to support the truce, and we encourage those efforts,” the ambassador said.
“We hope that international efforts will contribute to pushing the Houthis to support the peace process.”
He also the Arab Monetary Fund will help the Central Bank of Yemen to stabilize the economy.