Yemen’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on Tuesday ridiculed the UN Security Council’s adoption of Resolution, which extends the requirement for the UN Secretary-General to present monthly reports on alleged attacks targeting commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
In a statement, the ministry said Sana’a had used the Red Sea issue as a form of legitimate pressure on the Israeli entity to end its blockade and acts of genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza and across occupied Palestine.
The ministry stressed that Yemeni support operations, including naval activities, ceased immediately upon reaching the agreement related to halting the aggression on Gaza, describing this as clear evidence that such operations were directly linked to the war on Gaza. It rejected claims that Yemen poses a permanent or indiscriminate threat to international maritime routes, saying such narratives are being promoted by certain parties for political purposes.
The statement praised the balanced positions of Russia and China within the Security Council, commending both countries for refusing to engage in politicized resolutions that ignore facts and institutionalize double standards.
It added that the Security Council would have been better served by adopting resolutions to curb US “recklessness” worldwide, particularly the aggression against Venezuela and irresponsible threats directed at the Islamic Republic of Iran and Denmark.
Reaffirming Yemen’s commitment to the security and safety of navigation in the Red Sea, the ministry concluded that the Security Council has once again demonstrated its politicization and failure to fulfill its mandate to maintain international peace and security, portraying it as a pliant tool in the hands of certain powers serving their interests at the expense of international law and principles of justice.
