Deputy Prime Minister for Defense and Security Affairs commented, Sunday, on the US proposal on Yemen and the battle of Marib.
Lieutenant General Jalal Al-Ruwaishan said to Almasirah that “the US proposal on Yemen did not bring anything new. Rather, it repeats the mistake of previous administrations in dealing with Sanaa through Riyadh.”
He added, “The Americans, along with the Europeans, should be concerned with stopping the aggression and lifting the siege on the Yemenis, and then the negotiations will come.”
Al-Ruwaishan indicated that the US proposal expresses only US interests, while humanitarian concern and the Yemeni interests were not mentioned.
Lieutenant General Al-Rawaishan welcomed any clear calls for peace based on ending the war and lifting the siege.
Regarding Marib frontline, Al-Ruwaishan said, “Marib is part of the Great Battle of Yemen, and confrontations in Marib have been continuing in Sirwah and Hailan since the start of the aggression.”
He stressed that the international uproar over Marib is a reflection of the desire of the US-Saudi aggression not to have a breaking point through which the Yemenis would use for a political solution.
