Ansarullah Committed to Pursuing Peace in Yemen: Official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A member of the political bureau of Yemen's Ansarullah movement stressed that the movement is committed to seeking a peace agreement although it has the upper hand in the Arab country.
"The balance of power inside Yemen is in favor of Ansarullah, but we emphasize the need for a peace agreement... and would stay committed to it," Mohammad al-Bakhiti told al-Mayadeen TV Channel on Wednesday.
He went on to say that Ansarullah has never sought monopoly in decision-making in Yemen and is looking for a fair participation in power.
Al-Bakhiti further deplored Riyadh for causing the ongoing crisis in Yemen, adding that the current troubles in the Arab country originated from beyond Yemeni borders.
"The main problem is related to Saudi Arabia ('s military intervention) and the money it pays to its hireling groups in Yemen," he added.
His remarks came as opposition Yemeni groups on Wednesday sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in which they supported the ongoing efforts to find a political solution to the crisis in Yemen.
According to Yemen News Agency (SABA), the Yemeni groups attending the recent Geneva talks stressed in their letter that they expect Ban to continue his efforts to restore peace to the war-torn country through dialogue.
Last Monday, Ban launched the high-stakes Geneva negotiations with an appeal for a two-week humanitarian truce during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.
The peace talks ended in Geneva with no agreement, but the United Nations said it was still optimistic a ceasefire could be reached "pretty soon".
Since March 26, Saudi Arabia and some of its Arab allies have been conducting deadly air strikes against the Houthi Ansarullah movement in an attempt to restore power to Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh.
According to Yemen's Freedom House Foundation, the Saudi airstrikes have claimed the lives of nearly 4,000 Yemeni people so far while more than 7,000 others have been wounded, most of them civilians.
The humanitarian crisis in the Arab world's poorest country has escalated as the conflict has intensified.
The UN special envoy for Yemen warned Wednesday that the conflict-torn Middle East nation is "one step" from famine, with 31 million people in need of humanitarian assistance compared with just 7 million two years ago.
