Yemen’s Deputy Foreign Minister Slams UN Report as Cover for Prolonging Conflict

According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, Abdulwahid Abu Ras, Deputy Foreign Minister of Yemen‘s National Salvation Government, has characterized the recent periodic report submitted by Hans Grundberg, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Yemen, to the Security Council as a cover intended to sustain the conflict and capitalize on the country’s severe humanitarian situation.

Speaking to the official Saba News Agency, Abu Ras asserted that the continued apparent fallacies propagated by the United Nations and what is termed the international community serve only as mechanisms to perpetuate and profit from the ongoing conflict, rather than presenting an accurate picture of the conditions within Yemen.

The Deputy Foreign Minister directed significant criticism toward Saudi Arabia’s role in the Yemeni file. He stated emphatically, “The core issue lies in foreign intervention and Riyadh’s direct involvement in keeping the fighting inflamed,” citing recent developments in the southern and eastern provinces as evidence that the Saudis remain the principal actor supporting mercenary groups.

Abu Ras further emphasized that the recent formation and swearing-in ceremony of what he termed the “government of mercenaries” in Riyadh clearly demonstrates the extent of Saudi Arabia’s control over affiliated factions.

He recalled that the recently agreed-upon roadmap under UN auspices was fundamentally the outcome of bilateral negotiations conducted solely between Sana’a and Riyadh, asserting that no other party played any role in its formulation.

Furthermore, Abu Ras held the United States accountable for the continued presence of Saudi forces in the occupied territories of Yemen. He warned that the ongoing American pressure aimed at maintaining the occupation and the siege against the Yemeni people would ultimately prove detrimental to Saudi Arabia and its allies.

Concluding his remarks, Abu Ras criticized the UN envoy’s recent statements concerning Yemen’s judicial process, declaring, “Interference in the country’s judicial affairs is unacceptable, and insulting the judicial system will carry negative repercussions.”