{"id":20569,"date":"2018-10-31T19:23:47","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T19:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=20569"},"modified":"2018-10-31T19:23:47","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T19:23:47","slug":"us-state-department-urges-all-parties-to-end-hostilities-in-yemen-focus-on-peace-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=20569","title":{"rendered":"US State Department urges all parties to end hostilities in Yemen, focus on peace efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nDUBAI: The United States has called for a cessation of hostilities in Yemen and the resumption of vigorous efforts for a political solution to the crisis.<\/p>\n

\nThe United Nations on Wednesday responded saying it aims to re-launch Yemen peace talks \u201cwithin a month.\u201d The talks are expected to take place in Sweden.<\/p>\n

\nThe call is the latest effort to end the war, which was triggered when the Iran-backed Houthi militia seized the capital Sanaa in 2014 and forced the internationally recognized government to flee.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\nAn Arab coalition including Saudi Arabia and the UAE intervened in early 2015 after the militia seized Aden. Pro-government forces then drove the Houthis from much of the south of the country<\/p>\n

\nSenior US official called for a ceasefire to take hold within 30 days, but it also placed blame on Iran for fueling the conflict.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThe United States calls on all parties to support UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths in finding a peaceful solution to the conflict in Yemen based on agreed references,\u201d US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThe time is now for the cessation of hostilities, including missile and UAV strikes from Houthi-controlled areas into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Subsequently, Coalition air strikes must cease in all populated areas in Yemen.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nPompeo called on parties to start consultations in November, under the UN Special Envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, in a third country.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\nThe consultations would aim for a possible adoption and implementation of \u201cconfidence-building measures to address the underlying issues of the conflict, the demilitarization of borders, and the concentration of all large weapons under international observations.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cA cessation of hostilities and vigorous resumption of a political track will help ease the humanitarian crisis as well,\u201d the US state secretary added.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cIt is a time to end this conflict, replace conflict with compromise, and allow the Yemeni people to heal through peace and reconstruction,\u201d Pompeo said.<\/p>\n

\nThe last attempt at peace talks in Geneva collapsed in September when the Houthis failed to attend.<\/p>\n

\nPentagon chief Jim Mattis said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia and the UAE are ready for talks.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cWe have got to move toward a peace effort here, and we can’t say we are going to do it some time in the future,\u201d Mattis said at the US Institute of Peace in Washington.<\/p>\n

\nMattis called for demilitarization of Yemen’s border with Saudi Arabia \u201cso that the Saudis and the Emirates do not have to worry about missiles coming into their homes and cities and airports.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nHe also said measures should be taken to \u201censure that all Iranian-supplied missiles to the Houthis” are put under \u201cinternational watch.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nMattis put primary blame on Iran. He said its proxies and surrogate forces are fueling the conflict.<\/p>\n

\nUN envoy Martin Griffiths welcomed the calls for an immediate resumption of talks.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cI urge all concerned parties to seize this opportunity to engage constructively with our current efforts to swiftly resume political consultations to agree on a framework for political negotiations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cWe remain committed to bring the Yemeni parties to the negotiations table within a month.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nSweden’s foreign minister said Wednesday that Griffiths has asked Sweden to host such talks.<\/p>\n

\nThe move was backed by\u00a0British Prime Minister Theresa May.<\/p>\n

\nThe conflict in Yemen has sparked the world\u2019s worst humanitarian crisis, with the UN estimating that three-quarters of the population \u2014 or 22 million people \u2014 in need of immediate humanitarian support. Nearly 10,000 people have died in the conflict since March 2015.<\/p>\n

\nThe fighting has become focussed on the port of Hodeidah held by the Houthis. On Tuesday, pro-government forces made significant gains on several frontline positions near the port.<\/p>\n

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